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height: 165 cm (64.9 in); width: 262 cm (103.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,165U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,262U174728
Collection
National Museum in Warsaw
Native name
Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie
Location
Warsaw
Coordinates
52° 13′ 54″ N, 21° 01′ 29″ E
Established
20 May 1862
Website
www.mnw.art.pl
Authority file
: Q153306
VIAF: 155350218
ISNI: 0000000122540874
LCCN: n50052919
NLA: 36307256
GND: 1008386-8
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q153306
Current location
2nd floor
Accession number
MP 2475
Object location
52° 13′ 54.3″ N, 21° 01′ 29.2″ E
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52.231761; 21.024767
Object history
circa 1524-1530: commissioned by Sigismund I the Old or Konstanty Ostrogski
mid 19th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
: purchased by Secret Councillor Oelsner, Wrocław from Monastery, Warsaw
late 19th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
: bequeathed to Silesian Museum of Fine Arts, Wrocław
1945: transferred to National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
Exhibition history
Europeana 280
Notes
Also attributed to Jorg Breu and Michael Lentz. Current attribution by Dieter Koepplin. According to the specialists, the author must have taken part in the battle himself.
References
ed. Jiři Fajt, Markus Hörsch, Susanne Jaeger (2012). Europa Jagellonica 1386-1572: sztuka i kultura w Europie Środkowej za panowania Jagiellonów. Arx Regia. ISBN 97-88370221-95-9, cat. no. I.68, p. 98
Dorota Folga-Januszewska, Andrzej Rottermund, Lech Majewski (2008). Polish Commonwealth Treasures: On the History of Polish Collecting from the 13th Century to the Late 18th. Bosz. ISBN 83-87730-81-5, p. 120
Source/Photographer
www.istorija.net
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Battle of Orsha
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Battle of Orsha
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Battle of Orsha
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{{Information |Description={{en|Battle of Orsza}} {{pl|Bitwa pod Orszą}} {{lt|Oršos mūšis}} Oil on wood, 165x260, National Museum in Warsaw, |Source=[http://www.istorija.net/downloads/files/orsa_big_2500.jpg] |Date=probably after 1524 or even 1530 |Au
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