Image: Jan Matejko-Batory pod Pskowem
Description: During the Livonian War (1578-1582), between Ivan the Terrible of Russia and Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the city was besieged by the Polish and Lithuanian forces. The joined army failed to capture the city, but forced Russia to return other territories and gained Livonia. The siege was the setting of this painting. The siege of Pskov from the Polish perspective: Batory at Pskov, 1579. Painting by Jan Matejko in 1872. Matejko's allegoric painting illustrates the concept of romantic nationalism: the Muscovites are represented doing homage to the Polish king, which appear victorious, although in reality Pskov never fell to the Poles, as the conflict ended with negotiations before the siege was concluded.
Title: Polish: Stefan Batory pod Pskowem Stephen Báthory at Pskovtitle QS:P1476,pl:"Stefan Batory pod Pskowem " label QS:Lpl,"Stefan Batory pod Pskowem " label QS:Lfr,"Étienne Báthory à Pskov" label QS:Larz,"ستيفن باتورى فى بسكوف" label QS:Luk,"Баторій під Псковом." label QS:Lru,"Стефан Баторий под Псковом" label QS:Lzh,"在普斯科夫的巴托里" label QS:Lvi,"Stefan Batory pod Pskowem" label QS:Len,"Stephen Báthory at Pskov" label QS:Lel,"Στέφανος Μπάτορυ στο Πσκοφ"
Credit: www.spotkania-z-zabytkami.pl
Author: Jan Matejko
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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