Let History Tell The Future

There is a long tradition of cultural and art exchanges between China and Poland, andChina and Poland always have art exchanges. However, for a long time, China’s foreign arthistory studies pay less attention to Polish Art, in particular, like Jan Matejko, who is Polishmost distinguished historical painter has even been neglected and forgotten.Matejko’s historical painting has extremely important position of art history in Polandand Europe or even all over the world. He use careful accumulation of historical material andapplication and combine with his meticulous observation and imagination, what’s more, usethe way of narrating anecdotes of the past in alluding to the present and realism creative way.In this way, on the one hand to reproduce the ancient history of Poland, and carry forward itsprosperity of and great, which makes Polish people who were under alien aggression feelpride from the heart of themselves; on the other hand to compare Poland ancient historicalevents to the times he was living. He use the method of from hisrory telling the future to makePolish people examine the history of the Polish, at the same time to sort out the way for thefuture direction of the patriotic cause.This essay mainly analyzes Matejko’s masterpiece of hishistorical paintings, compare with other famous foreign artist’s masterpiece to dissect thecauses of Matejko’s creation, the ways of choosing the theme and artistic expression of hishistorical paintings, and also resolve the unique creativity and outstanding contribution to theart history in Poland and even over the world to reveal the status and influence force ofMatejko and his historical paintings on the international.