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Sophonisba receiving the poison

Sophonisba receiving the poison
(c. 1675)

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
143.8 × 259.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Valletta, Malta
Accession Number
1818-5
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1968
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Gallery location
17th to 18th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
History and Legend Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
armour (protective wear) domestics (servants) jugs (vessels) poison queens (people) Sophonisba staffs (staff weapon components) suicides
Movements
Baroque
Provenance
Collection of the Principi Antici Mattei family, Rome collection of the Conti Gaetani, Rome exhibited Studio d'Arte Palma, Rome, Mostra di pittori italiani del seicento, December 1944 – February 1945, no 20 with Colnaghi (dealer), London by 1968 purchased from Colnaghi on the advice of Dr. Mary Woodall, with Sir Michael Levey and Signor Giovanni Carandente, for the Felton Bequest, 1968.