Raclawice panorama

Racławice Panorama in Wrocław is a monumental canvas (15x114 m) depicting the battle of Polish rebels near Racławice near Krakow led by national hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko with Russian troops on April 4, 1794.

Due to the combination of special artistic and technical operations, the picture “transfers” the viewer to another reality and another time. The Racławice Panorama is the first and only Polish work of its kind to survive.

This legendary creation of Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak in the early XX century could be seen in Lviv. The artists worked on this monumental painting for 9 months, and especially for the panorama in Brussels, a specially woven canvas was purchased, and the design of the rotunda was provided by Austria.

In 1944, the painting was partially damaged by bombing. In 1946 it was handed over to the Polish authorities and transported to Wroclaw. For many years, the panorama in the form of a roll was kept in the National Museum in Wroclaw. For a wide audience, the picture was opened only in the mid-80s of the XX century and immediately became the main attraction of Wroclaw.