Poisoning of Queen Bona

Jan Matejko1859

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

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