PHOTO: KRZYSZTOF CHOJNACKI / EAST NEWS Nagrobek, epitafium Jana Kochanowskiego w Zwoleniu. GRAVE, EPITAPH OF JAN KOCHANOWSKI IN ZWOLEN. JAN KOCHANOWSKI - POLISH RENAISSANCE POET WHO ESTABLISHED POETIC PATTERNS THAT WOULD BECOME INTEGRAL TO POLISH LITERARY LANGUAGE. HE IS REGARDED AS THE GREATEST POLISH AND EVEN SLAVIC POET PRIOR TO THE 19TH CENTURY. Jan Kochanowski (1530-1584) - wybitny poeta polski epoki renesansu, sekretarz krolewski.