Jan Matejko / / is one of the representatives of the Polish historical painting. He studied in Kraków, then in Munich and Vienna. He was a member of the Scientific Society and the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. In 1887 he received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa at the Jagiellonian University. Matejko painted historical pictures to show the events of national history. His extraordinary works are characterized by a great attention to details. All the works are based on a vast historical knowledge of their author. Jan Matejko was also the greatest portraitist of history.

Rafał Malczewski was born on 24 October 1892 in Krakow, died February 15th, 1965 of Montreal. One of the most famous Polish painters, writers and travellers. The son of a prominent painter Jacek Malczewski

Florian Kohut is an artist born 23 IV 1952 in Rudzica, graduated from National School of Fine Arts in Bielsko Biała. In 1989 he received creative licence from Culture and Art Department. He has been a painter for about 35 years. He paints outdoor with watercolors, pastels and oil. His pictures are popular among collectors. Composition Marin theme of Florian's art are fields nad scarecrows. In his works he presents beautiful rural landscapes. His paintings have unusual climate and poetic atmosphere. They present melancholic and mysterious fields Author’s galery In 1992 first polish Author’s Gallery was open. This was Kohuts galery named „Under the Scarecrow”. In same year Florian organized Festival of Scarecrows where many atrist perform and may show their works

(1882 – 1937) the most celebrated Polish composer and pianist of the early 20th century. His first works show the influence of the late Romantic German school. Later, he developed an impressionistic and partially atonal style. He was awarded the highest national honors, including the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restitua, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and other, including foreign, distinctions. Szymanowski's Zakopane house, the Villa Atma—now the Karol Szymanowski Museum most famous works The Symphonies: (No.3 Song of the Night, No. 4 Symphonie Concertante) Stage works: Ballet „Harnasie” and „Mandragora” Operas: „Hagith” and „King Roger”

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, Poland in 1810 and he died in Paris, France in He was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era. He gained and has maintained renown worldwide as one of the leading musicians of his era, whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation.” CHOPIN WORKS: All of Chopin's compositions include the piano. Chopin invented the concept of “instrumental ballade”. His major piano works also include many ballades, sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, impromptus, scherzos and preludes. Many contain elements of both Polish folk music and of the classical tradition. Some examples of his most known works: No. 12: Etude in C minor Revolutionary (1831) No. 3:Etude in E major Tristesse, or L'adieu (1832) No. 1: Nocturne in F minor, op 55, no.1 Op. 53: Polonaise in A-flat major Heroic or Drum ( ) No. 15: Prelude in D-flat major, Raindrop ( ) Op. 35: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Funeral March ( ) Autographed musical quotation from the Polonaise Op. 53 signed by Chopin in May 1845 Chopin statue, Warsaw

His most famous work is the Summer Theatre in Szczecin His most famous work is the Summer Theatre in Szczecin. He was born in 1938 and he died in 1990 Polish architect associated with Szczecin's Summer Theatre The architect of many famous churches, schools and cultural objects.

He was born in the 16th century. An architect from Poland. During the years 1524 to 1529 he worked with the king of Poland, Sigmund at the Castle of Wawel.. His works were full of Gothic and Renaissance style These are his works: The Royal Castle in Piotrków The Royal Castle in Piotrków The Royal Castle in Niepołomice The Royal Castle in Niepołomice