The Death of Sophonisba (Q60480467)
Label from: English (en)
artist:
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (Q362704)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location of final assembly:
France (Q142)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.71
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
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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