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Virginia's death, Elisabeth Sophie Chéron

Elisabeth Sophie Chéron

Virginia's death

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Elisabeth Sophie Chéron

Virginia's death

Blatt: 303 x 255 mm

Inventory Number: 1058

Object Number: 1058 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Virginia's death

Draughtsman

Elisabeth Sophie Chéron

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

tempera

Geographic Reference

French

Production Reason

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder): E: S: Cheron

Captions Added Later: Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht vorhanden

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

98C(VIRGINIA)68death of Virginia: she is stabbed to death by her father, the centurion Virginius, in order to save her from the lust of Appius Claudius, who had her falsely claimed as a slave and was giving judgement in her case

Secondary

31E234632violent death by dagger, knife
31AA22611blood - AA - female human figure
41AA11palace - AA - civic architecture: inside
44B152(+0)royal household; courtiers, retinue, train (+ variant)

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26.08.2025