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History of Civilization in Poland (Polish: Dzieje Cywilizacji w Polsce) is a cycle of twelve sketches with accompanying commentaries, by Polish painter Jan Matejko, created in 1889. They are kept in the Royal Castle, Warsaw.
Matejko created the cycle, together with an accompanying commentary, in part to justify his new academic title, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, which he received from the Jagiellonian University. Much of the imagery of the cycle has been inspired by the lectures of historian Józef Szujski which Matejko might have attended around 1877-1878, or read in print afterward.
The cycle consists of the following paintings
References
History of Civilization in Poland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA