Why Georg Giese? (Hans Holbein, c. 1532)

Illustrations in the Secret of the Seven Ships

Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz

•cover: Krzysztof Krawiec, Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, based on Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Met, New York
•p. 11 fragment of view of Motława by Balthasar Friedrich Leizel, Friedrich Antona August Lohrmann, c. 1780, coloured engraving, National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk

•p. 20 Jan van Eyck, the Arnolfini Portrait, the National gallery, London
•p. 23 Gedanum from Civitates orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun, Franz Hogenberg), 1575, engraving, National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
•pp. 25, 31, 32, 48 Gdańsk during and after WW II, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 37 Frederick II by Hans Knieper and Eric XVI by Steven van der Meulen, Nationalmuseum
•p. 43 St George and the dragon by Bernt Notke, Storkyrkan in Stockholm
•p. 45 fragment of an archival chest by Dariusz Kula, Museum of Gdańsk, Main Town Hall
•p. 50 State Archives in Gdańsk
•p. 52 Margaret of Parma by Anthonis Mor
•p. 53 Sigismund II Augustus by Lucas Cranach
•p. 56 Green Bridge and Gate by Aegidius Dickmann, 1617, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 59 Green Gate, 1687, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 58 Lastadia, Julius Gottheil, 1845 gedanopedia.pl
•p. 60 The Long Market 1880, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 61 Raised terrace by Johann Carl Schultz 1867 gedanopedia.pl
•p. 62 Artus Court by August Lobegott Randt, 1823, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 63 Konstantin Ferber by Nicolaus Andrea, 1586, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 64 Town Hall by Michael Carl Gregorovius, 1832, gedanopedia.pl
•p. 65 Figure on the pinnacle of the Town Hall, based on Jan Gumowski, 1928 (there incorrectly referenced to as  John II Casimir Vasa), National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
•p. 67 entrance to Great Christopher by Dariusz Kula, Museum of Gdańsk, Main Town Hall
•p. 68 on the basis of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Met, New York, Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz
•p. 69 on the basis of the fresco in Great Christopher by Dariusz Kula, Gdańsk Historical Museum, Town Hall
•p. 73 Henry VIII by Hans Holbein, 1540
•p. 75 exterior of the National Museum and the Last Judgement by Hans Memling, 1467-1471, the National Museum in Gdańsk
•pp. 76-77 fragments of the Last Judgement,  the National Museum in Gdańsk
•p. 79 cellars and the Great Council Hall, by Dariusz Kula, Museum of Gdańsk, Main Town Hall
•pp. 80-81 Apotheosis by Isaak van den Block, Museum of Gdańsk, Main Town Hall
•pp. 82-83 fresco and archival chest in fresco in Great Christopher by Dariusz Kula, Museum of Gdańsk, Main Town Hall
•p. 89 Georg Giese by Hans Holbein
•p. 97 State Archives in Gdańsk
•p. 96 fresco in Great Christopher by Dariusz Kula, Gdańsk Historical Museum, Town Hall
•p. 104 Panorama of Gdańsk, by Bartholomaus Milwitz, 1620-1630, MNG/SD/281/M, the National Museum
•p. 107 astronomical clock, St Mary’s, Gdańsk
•p. 108 view of Motława by Balthasar Friedrich Leizel, Friedrich Antona August Lohrmann, c. 1780, coloured engraving, National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk

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History in conflict webinar: introducing the modern edition

Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz

Attention! We’re talking about history here, and it’s important. This might be the summary of the online webinar on #historyinconflict held on June, 25th (2022), where we addressed the role of bringing up historical narratives in conflicts in the 19th-21st centuries. It was the third instalment in a series of webinars, after meetings on medieval and early modern conflicts. Now our attention has turned to modern conflicts: for instance, WWII in the Netherlands, border struggles in South America from the 19th century onwards, tensions related to religious reforms in India in the 20th century, and the perceptions of the past in post-WWII Poland or Vietnam. The insights we gained from the fascinating papers that were presented, and the discussions that followed, show that references to the past have clearly gained a foothold as powerful and versatile tools. And that they grab our attention and often create controversy.

Historians like Margaret Macmillan and Timothy Snyder have rightly pointed out that history has been used, abused and re-used many times over, sometimes in a cyclical fashion. The editors of the newly minted Journal of Applied History underline that our current engagement with the past – especially during conflicts – is a topic that in fact more than merits our attention:  ‘The accumulation of crises in the new millennium, as well as the omnipresence of the instrumentalisation—and abuse—of history and historical claims in a highly polarised political climate may have increased public awareness of the value of historical thinking for the present, but these developments have also made such awareness more urgent.’ A crucial issue here is the role of professional historians: what part have they played in conflicts in the 20th century, and what role are they playing or should they play now? Is debunking myths enough, or should the spokespeople of the past be more activist or creative? [....]

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