Rp Babinska 

Rp Babinska, by Jan Matejko, captures a scene teeming with life beneath a canopy of trees. Matejko, who lived through a period of Polish national struggle, often used his art to explore themes of Polish identity and history. This painting pulls us into a world of celebration, but look closer and you’ll start to ask questions about who is included and excluded from this revelry. The central figures, presumably nobility, are depicted with a sense of grandeur, while others seem to fade into the background. What stories are not being told here? Matejko invites us to reflect on how historical narratives are constructed. He compels us to consider whose voices are amplified and whose are silenced in the telling of history. Are we truly seeing a reflection of society, or a carefully constructed narrative of power?