Craft is a supplement to the authors book infamous while its a myth that she bathed in blood, there was a trial in which she was said to have tortured and killed several servant girls. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. But there are precious few that offer us as true account of lady erzsebet bathory. Bathory and four collaborators were accused of torturing and killing hundreds of young women between 1590 and 1610. The life of this infamous serial killer unfolded before my eyes with amazing clarity. I have read almost everything available on lady elizabeth bathory and thought i knew almost everything until i read this book. Elizabeth bathory, also known as the blood countess is a 16th century hungarian aristocrat ranked in none other than the guinness book of records as the most murderous murderess of all time. The original portrait of the countess elizabeth bathory from 1585 is lost spirited away in the 1990s. The private letters of countess erzsebet bathory by. Of my two dozen original links, all have expired, and i have some new ones. A website about the recently found, original 1580 elizabeth bathory portrait, and research about. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the countess. The only two portraits known to exist of her likeness until 2015 come with their own sets of controversies.
Both books together are a good way to learn about elizabeth bathory and are favorites of mine. She was one of the inspirations for dracula and possibly the most prolific serial killer in history. Doubts about the true likeness of elizabeth bathory s in either of these two portraits have persisted, and so she remained enigmatic, impossible to really know what she looked like in real life. Elizabeth bathory and her gruesome, torturous crimes are now the stuff of legend. She is reputed to have tortured and murdered young women in her charge during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth. The actual and original 1580 elizabeth bathory portrait was recently discovered by its current owner at a sothebys of new york master paintings auction held on june 4th, 2015. A novel of elizabeth bathory paperback september 27, 2011. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Only two original portraits alleged to be that of elizabeth bathory were known to exist until the 1580 portrait was found in 2105. I would had liked it to have been bigger and had more variety of letters. The painting itself has been verified by art experts, and offered for sale as an original work of art, painted by the master painter, anthonie blocklandt van montfoort in 1580, titled portrait of a lady, three quarter. Stories told of her bathing in the blood of virgins and supposedly responsible for the death of over 650 people. However, this is a fairly contemporary copy of that original, probably painted in the late 16th century. It was completed some time in the 1590s, when bathory was in her forties.
It took you into the mind of bathory and had feeling behind it. Countess elizabeth bathory erzsebet bathory was born to an illustrious. She tortured and killed over 650 people, believing the blood of young girls would maintain her youth. However, some believe the acts attributed to her were politically motivated slander that allowed relatives to appropriate her lands. Craft, bathorys secret by romina nicolaides, eliza. It has been impossible to really know what elizabeth bathory looked like in life. See more ideas about elizabeth bathory, serial killers and history. Original 1580 portrait of elizabeth bathory with signature 1479x2140. A novel of elizabeth bathory ebook written by rebecca johns. Of the alleged portraits of countess elizabeth bathory, the above is most likely to be the authentic one. Elizabeth bathory portrait of a lady, three quarter length, in a ruff with matching lace cap and cuffs, learn about the recently found original 1580 elizabeth bathory portrait by anthonie blocklandt van montfoort. The original portrait of the countess from 1585 is lost spirited away in the 1990s. Elizabeth bathory, one of history most evil and notorious baddies.
The private letters of erzebet bathory and elizabeth bathory. She was also virtually untouchable as a member of the bathory. Elizabeth bathory by edward eaton, the blood countess by andrei codrescu, the progeny by tosca lee, in search of drac. We are thrown into the action from the get go, and it just never lets up. The face of elizabeth bathory artistic reconstruction.
She believed that blood on her skin made her fresher and younger and she was responsible for the murder of at least 650 girls, sometimes drinking their blood having stabbed them with needles. I am a fan of erzsebet bathory and have been searching for a book that gives an. Elizabeth bathory portrait lots of rumors about this woman. Elizabeth bathory is recorded in the guinness book of records as being the most prolific serial killer of all time.
Infamous lady share book recommendations with your. If it matters to anyone, the portrait was painted about fifteen years before elizabeth bathory was even born, and if you want to see this elizabeth bathory portrait, its on display in the uffizi gallery in florence, italy. Countess elizabeth bathory tortured villagers, mutilated housemaids, and. A near contemporary of queen elizabeth i, she was no swashbuckling virgin. Reputed to be both a vampire and the worlds worst female serial killer, she allegedly bathed in the blood. In his book, painting and the novel, jeffrey meyers, writes. During her lifetime she supposedly murdered and brutally tortured hundreds of young girls in a dungeon below cachtice castle. According to the guinness book of records, hungarian countess elizabeth bathory was the most murderous woman in history. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Discover in the book dracula was a woman by raymond mcnally the story of. A novel of elizabeth bathory kindle edition by johns, rebecca. Elizabeth bathory 15601614 was a countess who lived in transylvania, then a part of the kingdom of hungary.
Theres really not a whole lot to complain this is the best book on bathory out there and it has things like letters and testimonies that separate it from the rest, plus its hard to put down. Elizabeth bathory, hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries. The true story of countess erzsebet bathory by kimberly l. A novel of elizabeth bathory 9780307588463 by johns, rebecca and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Elizabeth bathory, books to read, my books, vlad the impaler. Pdf introduction to the double life of elizabeth bathoryerzsebet.
Elizabeth bathory, known as the blood countess, was born into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in transylvania. The clothing worn by elizabeth reflects a mixture of traditional hungarian and western european fashion. It has been said that at around the age of 4 or elizabeth. The painting itself is no masterpiece, but it fulfills the criteria of official pictures it expresses both a somber formality and a sense of intimacy when looked. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the countess. I would also recommend crafts other books on bathory. The highest number of victims cited during bathorys trial was 650.
Bathory has been labeled by guinness world records as the most prolific female murderer, though the precise number of her victims is debated. I did like that it also contained info not in her other bathory book. I was very excited to read this book because i am fascinated by the story of elizabeth bathory. Countess of blood 2008 and the countess 2009 are both retellings of elizabeth s story. I actually felt as though i was there, back in time, experiencing life in 16thcentury hungary. She is nicknamed the blood countess, and has been the subject of two recent movies. Copy of the lost 1585 original portrait of elizabeth bathory. About the 1580 anthonie blocklandt van montfoort portrait. Her family ruled transylvania as an independent region within the hungarian kingdom. Fascinating portrait of a complicated woman who was at once undeniably. Murdered perhaps hundreds of her servants and tortured even more. Descendants of elizabeth bathory the blood queen being hunted by descendants of her supposed victims.
Bathory sites move around so quickly its almost impossible to keep up with them. She was 25 when the original portrait the only known image of her was painted. For a long time, she was protected by her high social status. Portrait of elizabeth bathory by an unknown artist. However, this is a fairly contemporary copy of that. That said, one witness claimed to have seen a book kept by bathory. Bathorys court official, had seen the figure in one of bathorys private books. Elizabeth bathory, serial killer and vampire anonymous portrait, century. What emerges is not only a disturbing, unflinching portrait of the deeds that gave bathory the moniker blood countess, but an intimate look at the woman who became a monster. Kim crafts book falls in to this last of categories. Secret societies, paranormal elements, and twist and turns galore.
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