PRETI, Mattia (b. 1613, Taverna Calabria, d. 1699, La Valleta) Sophonisba Receiving the Goblet c. 1670 Oil on canvas, 198 x 174 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon Sophonisba was the daughter of a Carthaginian general at the time of the second Punic war. She married a prince of neighbouring Numidia, allied to Rome, and succeeded in alienating him from his Roman masters. But he was captures by another Numidian leader Masinissa, who in turn fell in love with Sophonisba, and likewise married her. To prevent the loss of a second ally from the same cause the Roman general Scipio demanded that sh
PRETI, Mattia (b. 1613, Taverna Calabria, d. 1699, La Valleta) Sophonisba Receiving the Goblet c. 1670 Oil on canvas, 198 x 174 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon Sophonisba was the daughter of a Carthaginian general at the time of the second Punic war. She married a prince of neighbouring Numidia, allied to Rome, and succeeded in alienating him from his Roman masters. But he was captures by another Numidian leader Masinissa, who in turn fell in love with Sophonisba, and likewise married her. To prevent the loss of a second ally from the same cause the Roman general Scipio demanded that she be surrendered and sent captive to Rome. Her husband, not daring to defy Scipio, sent her a cup of poison which she drank. Sophonisba's death is a popular theme among Baroque painters of Italy and northern Europe. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: PRETI, Mattia Title: Sophonisba Receiving the Goblet Time-line: 1651-1700 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious
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