Actresses Zofia Jaroszewska (left), Roma Pawłowska (right) and Alicja Matusiakówna in theatre play ‘Balladyna’, Poland, 1938.

’Balladyna’ is a notable work of Polish romanticism, a tragedy written by the poet Juliusz Słowacki in 1834. The fictional story takes place in the times of pre-Christian Poland, around 9th century.

Image source: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe.