Apocalyptic and dystopian art has been popular since about the 90's. Few works are darker than those of Zdzislaw Beksinski.

Jozef Chelmonski "In the Garden", 1869, oil on canvas, 53.5 x 44.5 cm, Museum of Art, Lodz

Oil on canvas; 88 x 120 cm. Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings. He is counted among the most famous Polish painters. From his earliest days Matejko showed exceptional artistic talent that allowed him to advance from grade to grade, although he had great…

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Despite humanity’s huge advancement, we still don’t possess the science for immortality, though some believe we will one day. All Saints’ Day is when one traditionally takes time to remember those that have left us. On this occasion Culture.pl presents a selection of exceptional 19th century Polish paintings exploring the the motif of death.

This is going to be a series of articles describing the symbolism of colors in Polish folklore. Red seems to me to be an obvious choice for a start of the series – it’s among the most m…