“Prussian Homage”, 1796 by Marcello Bacciarelli (1731-1818)Description: On April 10, 1525, two days

“Prussian Homage”, 1796 by Marcello Bacciarelli (1731-1818)Description: On April 10, 1525, two days after signing of the Treaty of Kraków which officially ended the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–21), Albrecht of Hohenzollern paid homage on his knees to King Sigismund I the Old of Poland in full view of everyone (including peasants) in the market square of Kraków. With this act, he recognized Sigismund as the suzerain of vassal Prussia. Albert resigned his position as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and received the title “Duke of Prussia” from the Polish king. As a symbol of vassalage, Albert received a standard with the Prussian coat of arms from the Polish king. The black Prussian eagle on the flag was augmented with a letter “S” (for Sigismundus) and had a crown placed around its neck as a symbol of submission to Poland.■ Marcello Bacciarelli was a Polish-Italian painter of the late-baroque and Neoclassic periods. In Warsaw, he painted a set of portraits depicting nearly all Polish kings, from Bolesław I the Brave to the last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stanisław II Augustus who was also Bacciarelli’s patron and admirer. Bacciarelli was also keen in painting culturally significant scenes from the history of Poland.  -- source link
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