Editing Poland (section)

=== Art ===
{{Main|Art in Poland|Young Poland}}
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Art in Poland has invariably reflected [[Art of Europe|European]] trends, with Polish painting pivoted on [[folklore]], [[Catholic art|Catholic themes]], [[History painting|historicism]] and [[Realism (arts)|realism]], but also on [[Impressionism]] and [[Romanticism in Poland|romanticism]]. An important art movement was [[Young Poland]], developed in the late 19th century for promoting [[Decadent movement|decadence]], [[Symbolism (arts)|symbolism]] and [[Art Nouveau]]. Since the 20th century Polish documentary art and photography has enjoyed worldwide fame, especially the [[Polish School of Posters]].<ref name="MFA" /> One of the most distinguished paintings in Poland is ''[[Lady with an Ermine]]'' (1490) by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lady with an Ermine – by Leonardo Da Vinci |url=https://www.leonardodavinci.net/lady-with-an-ermine.jsp |website=LeonardoDaVinci.net}}</ref>

Internationally renowned Polish artists include [[Jan Matejko]] (historicism), [[Jacek Malczewski]] (symbolism), [[Stanisław Wyspiański]] (art nouveau), [[Henryk Siemiradzki]] (Roman [[academic art]]), [[Tamara de Lempicka]] ([[art deco]]), and [[Zdzisław Beksiński]] (dystopian [[surrealism]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cross |first=Mary |url={{GBurl|id=QYHwLta1SooC|p=47}} |title=Madonna: A Biography |date=31 August 2017 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-33811-3 |page=47 |access-date=31 August 2017 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Several Polish artists and sculptors were also acclaimed representatives of [[avant-garde]], [[Constructivism (art)|constructivist]], [[Minimalism|minimalist]] and contemporary art movements, including [[Katarzyna Kobro]], [[Władysław Strzemiński]], [[Magdalena Abakanowicz]], [[Alina Szapocznikow]], [[Igor Mitoraj]] and [[Wilhelm Sasnal]].

Notable art academies in Poland include the [[Kraków Academy of Fine Arts]], [[Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw]], [[Art Academy of Szczecin]], [[University of Fine Arts in Poznań]] and the [[Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts|Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław]]. Contemporary works are exhibited at [[Zachęta]], [[Ujazdów Castle|Ujazdów]], and [[MOCAK, Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków|MOCAK]] art galleries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarzyński |first=Piotr |date=12 February 2013 |title=Ranking polskich galerii ze współczesną sztuką |url=https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1535435,1,ranking-polskich-galerii-ze-wspolczesna-sztuka.read |access-date=4 May 2021 |website=www.polityka.pl |language=pl}}</ref>