2nd January 1611, trial of Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed. Over 300 witnesses attest to the torture, murder and mutilation of hundreds of girls and young woman between 1590 and 1609, (one witness stated 650 victims, as she claimed to have seen a list written in Báthory’s own hand). Believing that her public execution would bring disgrace to Transylvania, Báthory upon being found guilty was immured in a windowless room in Čachtice Castle, dying four years later. Later folklore involves the stories of her bathing in the murdered girls blood, although this was never claimed during her trial. Although the drinking of blood (especially the blood of those executed) was thought to transfer their energy and spirit, the legend of Elizabeth Báthory’s blood bathing may have originated with her epilepsy, and the common treatment of the period; in which blood from a non epilepsy sufferer was rubbed onto the lips, alongside pieces of skull. Available as shown are reproductions of Vampire tracts, alongside original artwork, and other Vampire themed historically based art. Including a reproduction alongside original artwork of John William Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre’. All books are made using actual antique salvaged books, which are repaired and repurposed as artwork to be hung on a wall, for a unique display item. See link in bio for all art shown. #elizabethbathory #vampirefiction #vampirehistory #strangehistory #strangehistories #weirdhistory #darkhistory #interestingfacts #macabre #macabrehistory #hiddenhistory #hiddenhistories#historymystery #historymysteries #historyfacts #darkhistory #vampireillustration #vampireartwork #vampireart #vampireartist #historicalillustration #darkillustration #illustrationartwork #transylvania #transylvanian #bathory #vampirestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CJlrDv2nRR2/?igshid=1n9m9szpvvv8n
