Exemplary Women of Antiquity
Exemplary Women of Antiquity is a set of paintings produced between 1495 and 1500 by Andrea Mantegna. They show the Carthaginian noblewoman Sophonisba poisoning herself to avoid being paraded in a Roman triumph, the Roman Vestal Virgin Tuccia proving her chastity by carrying water in a sieve, Judith with the head of Holofernes and Dido holding Sychaeus's funeral urn. Infrared reflectography has uncovered a signature on the back of Judith reading And.a Mantegnia. P[inxit]. (Andrea Mantegna painted [it]). Sophonisba and Tuccia are egg-tempera on poplar panel, whilst Judith and Holofernes are glue-tempera on linen canvas.
primaryTopic
Exemplary Women of Antiquity
Exemplary Women of Antiquity is a set of paintings produced between 1495 and 1500 by Andrea Mantegna. They show the Carthaginian noblewoman Sophonisba poisoning herself to avoid being paraded in a Roman triumph, the Roman Vestal Virgin Tuccia proving her chastity by carrying water in a sieve, Judith with the head of Holofernes and Dido holding Sychaeus's funeral urn. Infrared reflectography has uncovered a signature on the back of Judith reading And.a Mantegnia. P[inxit]. (Andrea Mantegna painted [it]). Sophonisba and Tuccia are egg-tempera on poplar panel, whilst Judith and Holofernes are glue-tempera on linen canvas.
has abstract
Exemplary Women of Antiquity i ...... nally had the same dimensions.
@en
Wikipage page ID
56,488,638
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
987,065,150
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
align
right
@en
footer
Sophonisba, Tuccia, Judith, Dido.
@en
height
image
@en
@en
@en
@en
total width
width
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
comment
Exemplary Women of Antiquity i ...... glue-tempera on linen canvas.
@en
label
Exemplary Women of Antiquity
@en