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Chronos and His Child by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
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.
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Archangel Michael Fresco, Faras
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)
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Chopin by Wodzinska
An 1836 watercolour and ink portrait by Maria Wodzińska of the Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin (1810-49). Maria was, for a while in the mid-1830s, engaged to Chopin.(National Museum, Warsaw)
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Bishop Marianos & Mary, Faras Cathedral
A fresco of Bishop Marianos and the Vrigin Mary, Faras Cathedral, Nubia (modern Sudan). 11th century CE. (Polish National Museum, Warsaw)
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Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus, which may contain Constantine I’s original Bible.
Photo taken in Warsaw in 2015.
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Battle of Khotyn (1621)
The Battle of Khotyn (1621), oil on canvas painting by Józef Brandt, depicting Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (on the white horse), 1867.
National Museum, Warsaw.
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Romeo Bids Farewell to Juliet
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.
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The Sacrifice of Gideon
The Sacrifice of Gideon, oil on canvas painting by Hendrik Heerschop, 1653.
Museum of John Paul II Collection, Warsaw.
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Polish Insurgents
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 Russia. National...
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Faras Cathedral Model
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)