Giacomo Cenci is executed in Rome for the killing of his father Count Cenci, by being struck on the head with a mallet (mazzolatura). Etching, ca. 1850.

Date:
[1850?]
Reference:
568707i
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Album of the plates depicting the final events of the life of Beatrice Cenci. Etchings, ca. 1850.
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Giacomo Cenci is executed in Rome for the killing of his father Count Cenci, by being struck on the head with a mallet (mazzolatura). Etching, ca. 1850. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Morte del fratello di Beatrice

Description

Left, his half-brother Bernardo faints and is supported by members of a confraternity

Publication/Creation

Firenze : Ricordi e Co., [1850?]

Physical description

1 print (album page 11) : etching ; platemark 23.7 x 27.9 cm

Series

Lettering

Bears number: 10

Reference

Wellcome Collection 568707i

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