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Poisoning of Queen Bona

Jan Matejko1859

The National Museum in Krakow

The National Museum in Krakow
Kraków, Poland

Poisoning Queen Bona at Bari in Italy, by Her Doctor Antonio di Matera. The murder was ordered by Philip II of Habsburg, who, after the queen's death, seized her hereditary principality of Bari. The witnesses to the scene are Maryna, called Mniszka, leaning out from behind the back of the manor's armchair, and two men watching the event from behind the curtain.

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  • Title: Poisoning of Queen Bona
  • Creator: Jan Matejko
  • Date Created: 1859
  • Location Created: Krakow
  • Rights: National Museum in Krakow
  • Medium: canvas, oil paint
The National Museum in Krakow

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