Coming from the collections of Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, the five paintings are: Portrait of a Lady by Peter Paul Rubens, Madonna and Child by Anthony van Dyck, Peasants Conversing by David Teniers the Younger, The Judgement of Paris by Adriaen van der Werff and Soldiers Playing Dice by Salvatore Rosa.
All five were bought for Poland’s royal collection in the late 18th century but, due to political upheaval, they never did reach the then Polish king Stanislaus II Augustus and so have never been seen in Poland before.
The paintings can be viewed at the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw until December.
To find out more, Radio Poland’s Elżbieta Krajewska spoke to Małgorzata Grąbczewska, Deputy Director of the Royal Łazienki Museum and Helen Hillyard, curator of Dulwich Picture Gallery in London.
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