File:The Death of Sophonisba by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg
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Pierre-Narcisse Guérin: The Death of Sophonisba
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| Artist |
Pierre Guérin |
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| Title |
The Death of Sophonisba |
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painting  |
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| 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. |
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| Date | 1805 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Modern European Painting and Sculpture |
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| Accession number |
2008.71 |
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| 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 |
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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