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Matejko jako przedstawiciel szkoły Fortuny'ego

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Matejko As a Representative of Fortuny 's School.
Edmond About 's Remarks on the 1874 Salon

The works dating from the 1870s of Jan Matejko
(1838-93) are discussed, particularly his large-size
painting Batory (1872, Royal Castle in Warsaw),
displayed in Paris in 1874. Departing from Edmond
About's review, in which the critic ranked Matejko
among the disciples of Mariano Fortuny (1838-
1874), the Author recalls the Paris reception of
Fortuny and of the painters from his circle; including
among the latter Henri Regnault whose Salome, one
of the most popular works at the 1870 Salon, drew

Matejko's attention during his third stay in Paris.
The tendency to lighten the palette and realistically
render details bring Matejko closer to this informal
school. However, his inclination to apply large-size
canvases and aspiration to achieve historical
synthesis differ the Polish painter from Fortuny's
pure visualism and preciosity. More features in
common are found in Matejko's works and the
oeuvre of some French painters (Regnault, Georges
Clairin).
Translated by Magdalena Iwińska