The portrait shows maria maurizio née spargnapani, an italian by birth, the wife of the krakow confectioner parys maurizio, the owner of the famous confectionery shop in the main market square where the city's high society met. Insurgents in 1863 were hiding in the house of the maurizia family, who had undergone polonization and cultivated patriotic sentiments. The painting is a pendant to the husband's portrait. The woman is sitting in an armchair, turned 3/4 to the right, wearing a black taffeta dress, finished with lace trim at the collar and cuffs. The portrayed person holds a book in her right hand. On the wrist there is a bracelet fastened with a gold buckle. Date: 1860. Dimensions: height: 77 cm (30.3 in); width: 61.3 cm (24.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Museum in Kraków. Jan Matejko - Portrait of Maria Maurizio - MNK IX-24 (31499)
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