Baroque Era Piece

 

 The Battle of  Greenwald
Jan Matejko
1878
                                                               

    What stood out to me the most in this dark scene of a painting is the grotesque scene of the Battle of Greenwald in 1410 is that it is suddenly frozen in time and painted. It resembles a photograph, taken quickly in the middle of the scene, and freezing that moment in time forever. This painting could be the forefront for the Baroque era style. It's exaggerated expressions and movement combined with dark colors and smoky elements checks just about every box when examining the elements used in the era. This painting is regarded as one of the largest medieval battles ever. An estimated 13,000 lives were lost during the ten hours of this battle. This battle depicts a loss of the Teutonic Order, a Catholic military order. This battle marked a distinct uprising of Poland and Lithuania against religious control. This was following the expansion of scientific knowledge and the move against religion, specifically Catholicism globally. The painting is ten feet high and almost seventeen in width, which allows for multiple layers to be depicted on the canvas. You can clearly see (although digital representations do not do it justice according to those who have seen it in person) a tragic battle scene with two main characters at the forefront of the scene, with a cloudy battle scene in the background. Jan used layering techniques in this painting to allow the observer to continue to see more and more detail in this artwork the more you observe upon its glory. 






        Ugc. “Battle of Grunwald Painting.” Atlas Obscura, Atlas Obscura, 18 Feb. 2019, www.atlasobscura.com/places/battle-of-grunwald-painting-national-museum. 


Understanding Matejko's Painting "The Battle of Grunwald", info-poland.icm.edu.pl/classroom/JM/GT.html. 

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  1. SarahMarch 1, 2021 at 5:57 PM

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  2. SarahMarch 1, 2021 at 6:05 PM

    "This scene is very interesting to look at for it is directly in the middle of a moment and for some people in the painting, their last. There is so much to look at and contemplate about this piece, the angles, the moment in time and realistic features of the people stand out as a Baroque piece for sure. I can definitely see how the layering technique is used to see more of the painting the longer you look at it, I would add that Mateijko used this to create the effects of light from the fire as well."

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