Wernyhora
Illustration — Wernyhora; a painting by Jan Matejko • Illustration — Wernyhora; a painting by Jacek Malczewski Wernyhora is a legendary 18th century Cossack bard (bandurist) the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth and flourishing, "from Black to White sea". He has been a subject of several folklore tales and poems (particularly in the 19th century romanticism in Poland). He often comes up in reference to the Ukrainian peasant uprising Koliivshchyna.
Wernyhora
Jan Matejko · muzea.malopolska.pl · Public domain
- Born
- 1673 · Makedony.
- Died
- 1769 · Parkhomivka.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- lirnyk · poet · traditional folk singer · prophet
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Illustration — Wernyhora; a painting by Jan Matejko • Illustration — Wernyhora; a painting by Jacek Malczewski Wernyhora is a legendary 18th century Cossack bard (bandurist) the fall of Poland and its subsequent rebirth and flourishing, "from Black to White sea". He has been a subject of several folklore tales and poems (particularly in the 19th century romanticism in Poland). He often comes up in reference to the Ukrainian peasant uprising Koliivshchyna.
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Born at Makedony in 1673, died in Parkhomivka in 1769.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Zaporizhzhia.
Stanisław Wyspiański, Wernyhora, szkic do witrażu w katedrze na Wawelu, ołówek, papier, 1902
Karol Kowalik · This file comes from The National Museum in Kraków Digital Collection and is available under the digital ID 423682
Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie; www.zbiory.mnk.pl;MNK III-ryc.-18718
Edward Gorazdowski · This file comes from The National Museum in Kraków Digital Collection and is available under the digital ID 311352
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