The scene takes place inside a church. In the background, in the middle on the wall, there is a poster with the date 1863, above it a two-headed black eagle, and on its chest a white eagle. On the right there is a crucifix with a rifle hanging on it. There is a tombstone in the floor. In the middle, a woman in a black dress with loose, long hair (polonia) kneels, stretching her hands over an anvil to be put in chains. Behind the anvil stands a blacksmith. Behind polonia, a soldier takes a woman in a white dress away from her. On the left side stand two russian generals, and at their feet lies the bloody corpse of a woman. Soldiers drinking in the background. On the right, a group of exiles - among them a monk, a man in a white shirt clenching his fist, and a woman with a child. The painting is sketchy, unfinished. Only the figure of a kneeling woman in mourning was finished. Object Type: painting. Date: 1864. Dimensions: height: 158 cm (62.2 in) ; width: 232 cm (91.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Museum in Kraków. Jan Matejko - Polonia 1863 (Poland Enchained) - MNK XII-453 - National Museum Kraków
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