Teodora Matejko
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Teodora Matejkowa, née Giebułtowska (b. 1846, d. 25 August 1896 in Kraków
), - the daughter of Antoni Giebułtowski and Paulina Sikorska, and the wife of the Polish
painter
Jan Matejko
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She was a member of the Giebułtowski family, friends of the family of her future husband. On 21 November 1864 she married Polish painter Jan Matejko. After their marriage, they moved to Kraków, where she gave birth to five children: Tadeusz, Helena
, Beata, Jerzy and Regina. Soon after the marriage, Matejkowa had diabetes, and in her later years mental disorder. She often posed to her husband, mostly as Bona Sforza
, or Barbara Radziwill
.
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
), - the daughter of Antoni Giebułtowski and Paulina Sikorska, and the wife of the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings...
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She was a member of the Giebułtowski family, friends of the family of her future husband. On 21 November 1864 she married Polish painter Jan Matejko. After their marriage, they moved to Kraków, where she gave birth to five children: Tadeusz, Helena
Helena Unierzyska
Helena Matejko Unierzyski - Polish painter and sculptor, daughter of Jan Matejko and Teodora Giebułtowka.- Biography :During her infancy she lived with her parents in Krzesławice and Cracow. She was very sickly when she was a child. On 24 June 1891 she married a painter Józef Unierzyski. After...
, Beata, Jerzy and Regina. Soon after the marriage, Matejkowa had diabetes, and in her later years mental disorder. She often posed to her husband, mostly as Bona Sforza
Bona Sforza
Bona Sforza was a member of the powerful Milanese House of Sforza. In 1518, she became the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and became the Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania.She was the third child of Gian Galeazzo Sforza and his wife...
, or Barbara Radziwill
Barbara Radziwill
Barbara Radziwiłł was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania, and consort to King Sigismund II Augustus.- Biography :Barbara was the daughter of a powerful magnate of the Radziwiłł family, castellan, voivode and hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jerzy Radziwiłł, and Barbara...
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Sources
- Ciciora–Czwórnóg B., Jan Matejko, Kolekcja Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, Olszanica 2005, ISBN 83-89747-16-2, ss. 5–8.
- Serafińska S., Jan Matejko. Wspomnienia rodzinne, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1958.
- Szypowska M., Jan Matejko wszystkim znany, Zarząd Krajowy Związku Młodzieży Wiejskiej, ISBN 83-00-02435-2, Warszawa 1988.