艺术流派
Unknown Movement
创作媒介
Unknown Medium
作品信息
艺术家
Jan Matejko
创作年代
1888
地点
Kraków, Poland
作品描述
The Baptism of Lithuania is an oil on canvas painting by the Polish artist Jan Matejko, executed in 1888. It depicts the conversion of Lithuania to Christianity and the baptism of the Boyar princes and people before the temple of the pagan god Perkūnas on Holy Saturday 1387. The painting is part of Matejko's series The History of Civilisation in Poland, highlighting a pivotal moment in Lithuanian history.