Rejtan. Fall of Poland (sometimes Rejtan at the Warsaw Sejm)
This picture is not only a description of certain historical events, it is also a warning to Poland.
- Title: Rejtan. Fall of Poland (sometimes Rejtan at the Warsaw Sejm)
- Author: Jan Matejko (1838-1893)
- With his paintings, Matejko joined the nationwide discussion on the causes of the fall of his homeland. According to him, Poland was not a passive victim of a conspiracy of neighboring powers, but a victim of private interests of some of its citizens.
- The main character of the painting is Tadeusz Rejtan - an envoy of the Nowogródek region, who decided to oppose the approval of the First Partition of Poland by the Seym in 1773.
- Three Polish traitors: Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Adam Poniński, and Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, who contributed to the fall of the country. These characters could never meet at the same time and place. However, the artist wanted to show the tragic vision of Poland, and not a chronicle.
- Above the heads of the traitors, there is a portrait of Tsarina Katarzyna, who wanted to weaken Poland.
Polish Lives Matters!!!
What can we do to stop this???
Join this informal Ambassadors for Orchard Lake Group, or Friends of the Polish Seminary Group
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Please email us using the "CONTACT US" button on this page (right upper corner) and fill out the form. In the subject line please indicate which group you would like to join (you can join both groups at the same time). Please provide your first and last name, full USPS address, email address, and phone number. Also please indicate if you are willing to be contacted by us via email for any updates related to the situation of the specific organization.
The Battle for Polishness in the USA
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