Wojciech Kossak

Wojciech Kossak (Paris, France, December 31, 1857 – July 29, 1942 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish painter, a member of the famous Kossak family of painters.

He is best known for works depicting the traditions of the Polish Army, as well as notable battles in Central and Eastern Europe. Among his most celebrated paintings is the Panorama of the Battle of Racławice (Panorama Racławicka).

Battle of Grunwald, oil on canvas, 1931	Battle of Kircholm, oil on canvas, 1925	Hetman Żółkiewski and his winged hussars, oil on canvas, 1936	Battle of Stoczek, November Uprising, oil on canvas
Battle of Olszynka Grochowska, oil on canvas, 1886	Battle of Raszyn (1809), oil on canvas, 1913	Marriage with the sea, Józef Haller de Hallenburg leads Polish army to Pomorze, oil on canvas	Lwów Eagles, oil on canvas
Jozef Pilsudski na Kasztance, oil on canvas	Oath of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, oil on canvas	Battle of Warsaw (1920), oil on canvas	Battle of Komarów, oil on canvas
Battle of Niemen, oil on canvas	Belwederians fight with Russian kirasjers, November Uprising, oil on canvas	Emilia Plater during the fight in Szawly, November Uprising, oil on canvas	General Sowinski defending Wola, Warsaw, during the November Uprising, oil on canvas
Choragiew pancerna of rotmistrz Jozef Hulewicz , oil on canvas

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