#wernyhora

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WERNYHORA FANART

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Wernyhora

Artist: Jan Matejko (Polish, 1838–1893)

Date: 1883–1884

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Museum in Krakow, Poland

Description

Wernyhora – a Ukrainian lyricist and bard, according to some a legendary person, according to others a historical person living in the 2nd half of the 18th century – became famous for political prophecies regarding the fate of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Ukraine. He was supposed to have predicted the bloody Cossack rebellions, the partitioning of Poland, the unsuccessful national liberation uprisings and the revival of the Polish statehood. After the loss of independence and in times of successfully emerging hopes for the restitution of the Polish state, circulated written copies of prophecies enjoyed great popularity. Wernyhora became the character of Romantic literature in, among others, works by Juliusz Słowacki, and the subject of pictorial depictions.

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Actor Joanna Pacuła (Polish, born Dec. 30, 1957).

Wernyhora, 1884. Jan Alojzy Matejko (Polish, 1838-1893).

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@theophan-o Look what I've found on youtube today!

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Wernyhora (1884) by Jan Matejko.

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Beloved painting has been stared at (again)

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Photo: Wernyhora; a painting by Jan Matejko. Wernyhora is a legendary 18th century Cossack bard who prophetized the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth and flourishing, "from Black to White sea". He has been a subject of several folklore tales and poems (particularly in the 19th century romanticism in Poland).

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Sasha Luss poses with Jan Matejko's Wernyhora in ‘A New Look at the Old World’ for WSJ Magazine, July/August 2015. Photograph by Maciek Kobielski.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. Unveil the power of a dramatic gesture with a plunging neckline and a visit to Matejko’s masterpiece Wernyhora. Givenchy Haute Couture dress, price upon request, givenchy.com.