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Etching of an interior: a sleeping man in a chair, a woman in a gown gesturing toward two armed men near a draped archway and a lamp on a table.

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.

An engraved interior shows a seated figure asleep in a chair while a woman in a long gown gestures toward two armed men at right, one holding another by the arm near an open archway with drapery. A lamp sits on a small draped table, and a framed painting of cherubs hangs on the wall at left. Fine etched hatching gives the scene a soft, tonal finish.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1850?]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3191 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1860.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Beatriz Cenci y Lucrecia instigan a dos hombres a matar al conde

Un interior grabado muestra a un hombre dormido sentado en una silla, mientras una mujer con vestido largo hace un gesto hacia dos hombres armados a la derecha, uno de ellos sujetado del brazo cerca de un arco con cortinas. Sobre una mesita con tapete hay una lámpara, y en la pared izquierda cuelga un cuadro con querubines. El sombreado fino de aguafuerte da una textura suave.

Português: Beatriz Cenci e Lucrécia incitam dois homens a matar o conde

Um interior gravado mostra um homem adormecido sentado numa cadeira, enquanto uma mulher de vestido longo faz um gesto em direção a dois homens armados à direita, um deles segurado pelo braço perto de um arco com cortinas. Sobre uma pequena mesa com toalha há uma lamparina, e na parede à esquerda pende um quadro com querubins. Os hachuras finas da água-forte dão um acabamento suave.

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