Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Bed from Saint John of God Hospital)
Fortunately, this isn’t the start of one of my little hotel reviews (I would be annoyed if that was the
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Superhuman Pope Holding a Meteorite)
This art installation at the National Museum in Warsaw has attracted international attention over the last week, so I thought
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Baptismal Font)
What with the 1492 Carrying of the Cross and the Polychrome Statue of St. Barbara, half of the previous contents
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Carrying of the Cross – 1492)
This installation looks like it is almost new, representing the carrying of the cross, the Last Supper, washing of the
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Pietà from Lubiąż)
I didn’t know this before, but a Pietà is a depiction of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Jesus on
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Polychrome Statue of Saint Barbara)
This polychrome wooden statue comes from St. Elizabeth’s Church in Wrocław (a church I’ve visited) and dates to the early
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Legend of Saint Hedwig of Silesia – Triptych Wings from Wroclaw)
These triptych wings are in outstanding condition, given that they were originally painted on wooden panels in the 1430s or
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Warsaw – National Museum in Warsaw (Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko)
This is no insignificant painting either in measurement, 10 metres by 4 metres, or in terms of its history and
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