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Vilnius to honor ill-fated royal romance of Poland and Lithuania’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’

Michał Woźniak
 16.12.2024, 19:28
The design of the sculpture by Giediminas Piekurs (L) will depict King Zygmunt II August and Barbara Radziwiłłówna (R) reunited in death. Photos: Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Facebook page; Jan Matejko’s 1867 oil-on-canvas painting, Wikimedia Commons.
The design of the sculpture by Giediminas Piekurs (L) will depict King Zygmunt II August and Barbara Radziwiłłówna (R) reunited in death. Photos: Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Facebook page; Jan Matejko’s 1867 oil-on-canvas painting, Wikimedia Commons.

Sixteen artists submitted 25 designs for the sculpture to commemorate the couple.