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A 1617 portrait by Paul van Somer of Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the English philosopher, statesman, and author. (Łazienki Palace, Warsaw)

Chronos and His Child by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, National Museum in Warsaw, a 17th-century depiction of Titan Cronus as "Father Time," wielding a harvesting scythe.

A fresco of Bishop Marianos and the Vrigin Mary, Faras Cathedral, Nubia (modern Sudan). 11th century CE. (Polish National Museum, Warsaw)

Codex Vaticanus, which may contain Constantine I’s original Bible. Photo taken in Warsaw in 2015.

A model of the cathedral at Faras, Nubia, as found by Polish archaeologists 1961-4 CE. The cathedral was first built c. 707 CE and this model is of the 11th century CE version. (Made by Zbigniew Doliński, Polish National Museum, Warsaw)

Battle of Grunwald (1410), oil on canvas painting by Jan Matejko, 1878. National Museum, Warsaw.

Portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski (1763-1813), Polish nobleman, soldier, and marshal of the French Empire. Killed on 19 October 1813 at the end of the Battle of Leipzig. Oil on canvas portrait by Josef Grassi, c. 1810. Royal Castle in...

A 10th century CE fresco of the Archangel Michael from the cathedral at Faras, Nubia. The cathedral was first built c. 707 CE and again in the 11th century CE. (Polish National Museum, Warsaw)

The Battle of Khotyn (1621), oil on canvas painting by Józef Brandt, depicting Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (on the white horse), 1867. National Museum, Warsaw.

Romeo says farewell to Juliet before going to exile in Mantua, hurried along by Juliet's Nurse (right), oil on canvas painting by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1796. National Museum, Warsaw.