The Bulgarian Martyresses, Konstantin Makovsky, 1877

"the bulgarian martyresses", 1877 painting by the russian painter konstantin makovsky, depicting the rape of bulgarian women by africanised ottoman bashi-bazouks during the suppression of the april uprising a year earlier, served to mobilise public support for the russo-turkish war (1877–1878) waged with the proclaimed aim of liberating the bulgarians. Object Type: painting. Date: 1877. Place of creation: Saint Petersburg. Dimensions: height: 207 cm (81.4 in); width: 141 cm (55.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Belarusian National Arts Museum. Konstantin Makovsky - The Bulgarian martyresses