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en: The painting "Battle of Orsza" by an unknown painter under influence of Lucas Cranach the Elder (known as "The master of the Battle of Orsza"). The subject is the Battle of Orsha (September 8, 1514) in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (20th century: Orsha in Belarus), when Lithuanian and Polish troops defeated the Muscovite Russian forces.

Medium: oil on wood, probably after 1524 or even 1530. According to the specialists, the author must've taken part in the battle himself. The painting is currently on exposition in the National Museum in Warsaw.

Source URL (from Wikimedia Commons & edited): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Orsza.png

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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in the United States (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.).

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