Focus on this artwork and explain the History.
A sketch of the work was presented in the cycle, History of Civilization in Poland.
Matejko began work on the painting in mid–January 1891, to coincide with the Constitution's centenary. Although the painting was not finished until October, by 3 May  it was sufficiently advanced to be shown at the anniversary exhibition in Kraków's Sukiennice. On 7 April 1892, Matejko transferred the painting to Prince Eustachy Stanisław Sanguszko, marshal of the Galician Sejm in Lwów, and it was displayed in the Sejm building (now the main building of Lviv University). The painting was one of the last by Matejko, who died in November 1893.In 1920, two years after Poland regained independence, the painting was moved to Kraków, where from 1923 it was displayed in the building of the Polish Sejm. The painting was hidden by the Polish resistance during World War II, when Poland was occupied by the Germans. After the war the painting was transferred to the National Museum in Warsaw, and occasionally displayed in the Sejm building. Since 1984 the painting has been in the collection of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, where Matejko himself declared he would like the painting to be shown. The painting is displayed in the anteroom of the Chamber of Senators, where the Constitution was adopted. The painting was restored in 2007.
Lviv University Lwów Polish Sejm Sukiennice History of Civilization in Poland Warsaw Royal Castle National Museum in Warsaw anteroom after Poland regained independence Sejm Kraków Royal Castle in Warsaw World War II marshal Polish resistance Lviv occupied by the Germans Galician Sejm Eustachy Stanisław Sanguszko