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Francesco Cenci

Italian nobleman and murder victim

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Images featuring Francesco Cenci

3 images from works
  • Count Cenci, drugged in his bedroom, is being murdered by Olimpio Calvetti and Marzio da Fiorani; Beatrice is watching the scene while her stepmother is guarding the door. Etching, ca. 1850.
  • Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother Lucrezia are throwing the body of the Count over the balcony. Etching, ca. 1850.
  • Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother Lucrezia incite Olimpio Calvetti and Marzio da Fiorani to kill Count Francesco Cenci, who is sleeping in the next room. Etching, ca. 1850.
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    Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother Lucrezia incite Olimpio Calvetti and Marzio da Fiorani to kill Count Francesco Cenci, who is sleeping in the next room. Etching, ca. 1850.

    | Date: [1850?] | Reference: 568685i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Count Cenci, drugged in his bedroom, is being murdered by Olimpio Calvetti and Marzio da Fiorani; Beatrice is watching the scene while her stepmother is guarding the door. Etching, ca. 1850.

    | Date: [1850?] | Reference: 568687i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother Lucrezia are throwing the body of the Count over the balcony. Etching, ca. 1850.

    | Date: [1850?] | Reference: 568689i

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Manslaughter

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