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Polonia (Poland, ', ', ', ', ', ', ', '), 1863. Oil on canvas, 156 ?? 232 cm, National Museum, Krak??w. Pictured is the aftermath of the failed January 1863 Uprising; one of the most patriotic and symbolic paintings by Matejko. Captives await exile to Siberia. Russian officers and soldiers supervise a blacksmith placing shackles on a woman (Polonia). The blonde next to her may represent Lithuania.
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