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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)

Allegory of Justice - Themis, oil on canvas by Marcello Bacciarelli, 18th century. National Museum of Warsaw, Poland.

A 19th-century illustration of Ryujin, the dragon king and sea god of Japanese mythology. Here he is chasing the princess Tamatori. National Museum, Warsaw.

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

Silver tetradrachm of the Aetolian League, depicting Alexander the Great with the horn of the Egyptian god Amun. 29 mm (1.14 in), 17.1 g (0.60 oz), 323-281 BCE. 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.

The Battle, illustration in Album Grottgera by Artur Grottger, 1888. Depicted in this illustration are insurgents participating in the ill-fated January Uprising of 1863, an attempt to regain Polish independence from Tsarist...

The Sacrifice of Gideon, oil on canvas painting by Hendrik Heerschop, 1653. Museum of John Paul II Collection, Warsaw.

The death of Cyprian Godebsk at the Battle of Raszyn (19 April 1809), part of the Polish front during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Prince Józef Poniatowski is depicted on horseback in the center. Oil on canvas by January Suchodolski...

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.