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Pierre-Narcisse Guérin: The Death of Sophonisba  wikidata:Q60480467 reasonator:Q60480467
Artist
Pierre Guérin
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Title
The Death of Sophonisba
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
When a Roman general seized Sophonisba as war booty, her husband encouraged her to die with dignity rather than become a captive. She chose suicide by poison. As depicted in the painting, the toxin has just begun to take effect, and she uneasily maintains composure while penning a suicide note.
Date 1805
date QS:P571,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions Framed: 52 x 80 x 7 cm (20 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Accession number
2008.71
Place of creation France, 19th century
Credit line Bequest of Jacques de Caso in memory of Alice Cagliostro and Domenick Cagliostro
References https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.71 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.71

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