Barbara Radziwiłł
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Barbara Radziwiłł was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty. Barbara, already widowed and considere
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, c. 1551
Cameo showing Queen Barbara from profile, made in 1550 by Jacopo Caraglio
Barbara Radziwiłł in coronation robes and pearls that became her signature jewelry. 18th-century copy of an original 16th-century portrait.
Death of Barbara Radziwiłł by Józef Simmler
Aquiline nose
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An aquiline nose is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. While some have ascribed the aquiline nose to specific ethnic, racial, or geographi
Barbara Radziwiłł
…4 in). Using methods developed by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Vytautas Urbanavičius reconstructed her facial features and revealed that she had an aquiline nose. Barbara had light complexion and was most likely a blonde. In total, there are 53 surviving letters from Barbara. 44 of them were published by Alexander…
A woman with an aquiline nose
An ancient Roman portrait head, c. 50–30 BC, now located in the British Museum, which may depict Cleopatra, or a woman who closely modelled herself on her