Grafika jako element walki propagandowej i narzędzie tworzenia czarnej legendy benonitów
Graphics as a part of propaganda and main instrument of creation of the black legend about the Benonites

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the history of creation of the Heggir’s drawing or the expulsion of the Benonites from Warsaw which took place 20th June 1808. It’s the only iconographic source of the Redemptorists’ history in Warsaw dating from 1778 to 1808. The drawing is a caricature. It was created by the government to make propaganda. In the article, the caricature is presented by means of a symbol basing on two copies stored in the National Museum in Cracow nowadays. The article describes the role of drawing in spreading the rumour about Benonites among Polish society and in creating the black legend about the Fathers. It had been influencing the literature and historiography for over two centuries. In the article, the history of the copies of the drawing is outlined. The role of Father Bernard Łubieński in saving one of the copies is highlighted.

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