The backstory of this painting is actually quite interesting, the jester is Stańczyk, who was an actual person, the letter to the left is news about Russians capturing the Polish city of Smoleńsk, the event that eventually led to the downfall of Poland. To the right you can see a ballroom with a partying crowd, who don't care about the bad news, they just want to have fun. The only person who cares is the jester and he can't really do much about it.
The painting was done by Jan Matejko, who painted many events in Polish history. One of his most famous works is Bitwa pod Grunwaldem, which is absolutely enormous, really stunning to see in person.
szekeres81 on September 13rd, 2017 at 05:10 UTC »
Life changing, I'm going to go appreciate my unstuffed nose right now
NeoEtzio on September 13rd, 2017 at 05:58 UTC »
This is literally what I do every time I'm sick. Think of how I took for granted how it was not to be.
EDIT: thanks for the karma
clouddevourer on September 13rd, 2017 at 08:28 UTC »
The backstory of this painting is actually quite interesting, the jester is Stańczyk, who was an actual person, the letter to the left is news about Russians capturing the Polish city of Smoleńsk, the event that eventually led to the downfall of Poland. To the right you can see a ballroom with a partying crowd, who don't care about the bad news, they just want to have fun. The only person who cares is the jester and he can't really do much about it.
The painting was done by Jan Matejko, who painted many events in Polish history. One of his most famous works is Bitwa pod Grunwaldem, which is absolutely enormous, really stunning to see in person.