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Title
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Von Agrippina des bösen keisers Neronis muter
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Description
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This engraving depicts multiple events. The right side of the engraving depicts Agrippina poisoning her husband Claudius with mushrooms. Agrippina is illustrated wearing a crown and holding a plate of mushrooms as she presents them to Claudius. Agrippina’s name is engraved behind her body, while Claudius’ name is engraved by his feet. Agrippina’s son, Nero, is depicted standing in between Agrippina and Claudius as he watches his step-father being poisoned (his name is engraved above his head). Agrippina poisoned Claudius to obtain power for herself and make her son emperor. The left side of the engraving in the foreground depicts Agrippina further poisoning Claudius. Agrippina is depicted on her knees while she feeds Claudius more poison, as the mushrooms did not complete the task. The background of the engraving depicts Nero as emperor, looking at his mother’s dead, naked body. He began to resent her after becoming emperor, and after having her murdered, he observed her dead body and judged it before cremating it. Nero is depicted wearing a crown and holding a scepter, with a man beside him holding a cremation urn.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18062
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Source Name
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Hyenach volget der kurcz syn von ettlichen frauen von denen johannes boccacius in latein beschriben hat und doctor heinricus stainhöwel geteütschet [Following the short stories of several women of which Giovanni Boccaccio wrote in Latin, and doctor Heinrich Steinhöwel translated]
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Image
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Subject
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Famous Women
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Agrippina
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Nero
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Emperor Nero
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Claudius
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Assassination
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Important Women
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