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Maria Wodzińska, primo voto Skarbkowa, secundo voto Orpiszewska (7 January 1819 – 7 December 1896), was a Polish artist who was once engaged to composer Frédéric Chopin.
- 7 January 1819
- 7 December 1896 (aged 77)
Frédéric Chopin had turned twenty-five when he fell passionately and hopelessly in love with sixteen-year old Maria Wodzińska. He had known her as a child, and “used to chase her through the rooms at Pszenny.”
Maria Wodzińska There was a long acquaintance between the families of Chopin and Wodziński; in 1835, during the travel back from the sanatorium in Karlsbad, Chopin spend several intense days...
SMART NEWS. Chopin’s Preserved Heart May Offer Clues About His Death. Scientists who recently examined the organ have suggested that Chopin died of complications from tuberculosis. Brigit Katz....
Chopin and Maria Wodziński. On the way back from Paris, Chopin met Maria Wodziński, daughter of his parents' friends. He fell in love with her and was engaged to marry her, but the wedding had to be postponed due to Chopin's bad health.
The Composer and his muse: Chopin and Maria Wodziński. Maria Wodzinska was a dark-eyed Polish beauty. She sang, painted watercolors, and played Chopin’s Ballades on the piano.
Aug 19, 2020 · In 1836 he became engaged to the 16-year-old Maria Wodzińska, whom he had first met in Poland when she was 11, and it was on one of his journeys to visit Maria and her family that he stopped...
