Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv 1885
janmatejko
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figurative
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abstract painting
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possibly oil pastel
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oil painting
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fluid art
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acrylic on canvas
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underpainting
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painterly
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painting painterly
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
"Bohdan Khmelnytsky with Tugay Bey at Lviv" (1885) is a historical painting by Polish artist Jan Matejko, known for his dramatic depictions of Polish history. The artwork depicts a scene from the Khmelnytsky Uprising, showing the Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the Crimean Tatar Khan Tugay Bey on horseback, with a figure of Saint Stanislaus in the sky above them. The painting is notable for its detailed depiction of 17th-century Ukrainian and Crimean costumes, as well as its dynamic composition and use of light and shadow.
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