Agrippina dem gemahel Germanici · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Agrippina dem gemahel Germanici
Subject: Agrippina; Germanicus; Tiberius; Important Women; Famous Women
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This engraving depicts Agrippina, the wife of Germanicus, being forced to eat food. Agrippina is depicted on the right side of the image with a man holding her head back while the other man is force feeding her with a spoon. The man on the left side of the image is Tiberius, the one who is ordering her to be fed. Tiberius is Germanicus’ father, and after he killed his own son, he sent his daughter-in-law Agrippina to prison. Agrippina decided to starve herself to death to avoid dying at Tiberius’ hands, however, Tiberius force fed her so that she would not die on her own.
Image Creator: Joerg Breu (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:18406
Language: ger
Source Name: Ein schöne Cronica oder Hystoribuch von den fürnämlichsten Weybern [A beautiful chronicle or history book of reputable women]
Parent Collection: 1543 Stayner; 1543 Stayner
Image: mta_18406_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Agrippina; Germanicus; Tiberius; Important Women; Famous Women