Student Artwork Guide — Entry Valois

Name Class Date

Jan Matejko, Entry Valois. Public domain.

The facts

Artist: Jan Matejko originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/jan-matejko/
Artist’s dates: 1838 – 1893
Movement: Romanticism Art that puts feeling, wildness and the power of nature above calm order and rules.

Copyright This work is in the public domain. Jan Matejko died in 1893; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1963.

Entry Valois — Jan Matejko

When might this have been painted?

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1890

Row above: the year. Row below: the artist's age in that year.

Shaded: the lifetime of Jan Matejko (1838–1893)

First works: up to 1867 Main working years: 1867–1888 Late works: from 1888

Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell.

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

Bathory at Pskov, 1872 originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-bathory-at-pskov-8XYB3L-en/
Battle of Grunwald (detail) (10), 1878 originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-battle-of-grunwald-detail-10-8XYB4Z-en/
Copernicus in the tower at Frombork, or Conversations with God, 1872 originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-copernicus-in-the-tower-at-frombork-or-conversati-8XYB3F-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Walnut #93492e

Catalogued palette

#93492E
#4D332A
#D3622D
#F6A431

Palette: Dark The dominant colour family in the image.
Main colour name: Walnut
Intensity: Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Bold How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Strong Color Unity How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Balanced How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Vivid Color How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Where in the world is this painting looked at?

under 1%
1–3%
3–8%
8–20%
20% and over

This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Jan Matejko over the last twelve months — 24 countries in all.

The ten leading countries

1 China 43.5%
2 Czechia 23.4%
3 France 3.2%
4 Slovakia 3.2%
5 United States of America 3.2%
6 Hong Kong 2.4%
7 Singapore 2.4%
8 Belarus 1.6%
9 Germany 1.6%
10 Luxembourg 1.6%
· 14 other countries 13.9%

Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

The 20 most looked-at works by Jan Matejko

1 Stańczyk, 1862 33.8%
2 Battle of Grunwald (detail) (10), 1878 10.3%
3 Bathory at Pskov, 1872 2.9%
4 Self-portrait, 1892 2.9%
5 Empress Rejtan 2.9%
6 output scholars 2.9%
7 Copernicus in the tower at Frombork, or Conversations with God, 1872 1.5%
8 Sobieski sending Message of Victory to the Pope, after the Battle of Vienna 1.5%
9 The Fall of Poland, 1866 1.5%
10 The Prussian Homage, 1882 1.5%
11 Battle of Grunwald, Jan Zizka(detail) 1.5%
12 Battle of Grunwald, 1878 1.5%
13 To Stanczyk 1.5%
14 Julian Bukowski 1.5%
15 Battle of Grunwald (detail) 1.5%
16 Entry Valois this painting 1.5%
17 Jan Zamoyski 1.5%
18 Mieszko I of Poland 1.5%
19 Brave in Kiev 1.5%
20 Christianization of Lithuania A D 1387, 1889 0.7%

Together these works take 75.9% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 202 works by this artist, of which 53 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 16 of them, with 1.5% of that attention.

Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

Artist

Jan Matejko

Born in Krakow, Poland

early life and education

jan alojzy matejko, a renowned polish painter, was born on june 24, 1838, in kraków, poland. his father, franciszek ksawery matejko, was a czech-born tutor and music teacher. jan's early life was marked by the kraków revolution of 1846 and the 1848 siege of kraków by the austrians, events that would later influence his artistic themes. matejko attended st. ann's high school but dropped out in 1851 due to poor grades. however, he showed exceptional talent for art from an early age. he studied at the school of fine arts in kraków from 1852 to 1858, specializing in historical painting under the tutelage of wojciech korneli stattler and władysław łuszczkiewicz.

artistic career

matejko's first major work, tsars shuyski before zygmunt iii, was completed in 1853. he began exhibiting his historical paintings at the kraków society of friends of fine arts in 1855. notable works include:

rejtan (1866): a large oil on canvas painting depicting a pivotal moment in polish history.

union of lublin (1869): a significant piece showcasing matejko's skill in capturing historical events.

battle of grunwald (1878): a masterpiece that highlights his ability to convey the intensity of battle scenes.

museological contributions and legacy

matejko spent most of his life in kraków, eventually becoming a director at the jan matejko academy of fine arts, formerly known as the kraków academy of fine arts. his students included prominent painters such as maurycy gottlieb, jacek malczewski, józef mehoffer, and stanisław wyspiański. notable works available on AllPaintingsStore:

jan matejko: varna (romanticism)

jan matejko: still life (romanticism)

jan matejko: the union of lublin (298 x 512 cm, romanticism, oil on canvas)

view more works by jan matejko on AllPaintingsStore: jan matejko | 203 artworks matejko passed away on november 1, 1893, leaving behind a legacy as poland's most famous painter and the "national painter" of poland. his contributions to historical painting continue to inspire artists and art enthusiasts alike.

references:

discovering the masterpieces of muzeum narodowe krakow, poland (wikipedia.org)

Where to read more

The artist Jan Matejko originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/jan-matejko/
Similar works More works to compare originaluniqueart.com/en/art/similar/jan-matejko-entry-valois-8XYB66-en/

Find this online

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Cite this artwork

MLA: Matejko, Jan. Entry Valois. n.d., https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-entry-valois-8XYB66-en/
APA: Matejko, Jan (n.d.). Entry Valois [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-entry-valois-8XYB66-en/
Chicago: Jan Matejko. Entry Valois. n.d. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-entry-valois-8XYB66-en/
Harvard: Matejko, Jan (n.d.) Entry Valois. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/jan-matejko-entry-valois-8XYB66-en/

Entry Valois — Jan Matejko

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Our catalogue files this work under: warriors. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
Look back at Bathory at Pskov (1872), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
Romanticism: Art that puts feeling, wildness and the power of nature above calm order and rules. Where can you see that in this work?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

Questions & Answers

Can the image of "Entry Valois" by Jan Matejko be freely reproduced?

The copyright answer for "Entry Valois" by Jan Matejko: the work is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. This determines whether reproductions of the image may be freely made.

Can I order an oil reproduction of "Entry Valois"?

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Where can I find artworks similar to "Entry Valois" by Jan Matejko?

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Who is the author of "Entry Valois", and in which movement?

"Entry Valois" was created by Jan Matejko in the Romanticism style. Artist and movement identify the work's tradition.

Which artist is "Entry Valois" attributed to?

"Entry Valois" is attributed to Jan Matejko.