The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
The Death of Sophonisba
c. 1810
attributed to Pierre Guérin
(French, 1774–1833)
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.)
Location: 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
Did You Know?
The story of Sophonisba has been an inspiration to artists, writers, and even filmmakers since the 1300s.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.- Jacques de Caso (Berkeley, Califfornia), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.71