Teodora Matejko (Matejkowa)
née
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Giebułtowska (1846 – 25 August 1896, was the wife of
Poland
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's national
painter
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Jan Matejko
Jan Alojzy Matejko (; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Poles, Polish painting, painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works includ ...
; daughter of Antoni Giebułtowski and Paulina Sikorska. For many years, Teodora served as the
live model for her husband's portrayals of notable women from Polish history.
Life
Teodora was a member of the Giebułtowski family of retailers from
Nowy Wiśnicz
Nowy Wiśnicz ( yi, ווישניצא Vishnitsa) is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which d ...
,
friends of the family of her future husband. On 21 November 1864 she married painter Jan Matejko, future Rector of the
Fine Arts Academy, whom she knew already from childhood. After the wedding, they settled in downtown Kraków, where she gave birth to five children: Tadeusz,
Helena
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*Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
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Greece
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Guyana
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, Beata, Jerzy and Regina (died in infancy).
Soon after the move, Matejkowa was diagnose with
diabetes
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, and in her later years
mental disorder
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for which she was briefly hospitalized twice.
Notes and references
Sources
* Ciciora–Czwórnóg B., ''Jan Matejko'', Kolekcja Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, Olszanica 2005, , ss. 5–8.
* Serafińska S., ''Jan Matejko. Wspomnienia rodzinne'', Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1958.
* Szypowska M., ''Jan Matejko wszystkim znany'', Zarząd Krajowy Związku Młodzieży Wiejskiej, , Warszawa 1988.
1846 births
1896 deaths
Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery
Teodora
Teodora ( sr, Теодора) is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Theodora.
Notable people with the name include:
*Teodora Sava (born 2001), Romanian singer
*Teodora Albon (born 1977), Romanian football referee
*Teodora Ginés, (153 ...
Polish artists' models
Models from Kraków
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