Execution, A central figure, who appears to be a woman, wears a white top and trousers. On the ground in front of her lays what appears to be her hair that has been cut off. She kneels between two groups of men. One mand is dressed as a soldier, another wears a turban and short beard, and a third on the viewer's right wears a pointed hat and has a long beard. Several men have spears. An executioner holds a sword and waits to behead the central figure.

 Item — Box: 283
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0005

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Execution, A central figure, who appears to be a woman, wears a white top and trousers. On the ground in front of her lays what appears to be her hair that has been cut off. She kneels between two groups of men. One mand is dressed as a soldier, another wears a turban and short beard, and a third on the viewer's right wears a pointed hat and has a long beard. Several men have spears. An executioner holds a sword and waits to behead the central figure.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0006; Public Notes: Noted as coming from Manzi Collection. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Beheadings; Executions; Beatrice Cenci; School: Spanish; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 7.7; Image width (in.): 6.9in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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