De Marcia Varronis · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Marcia Varronis
Subject: Roman Legends; Chastity; Important Women; Sculpting; Painting; Marcia
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: Marcia, a Roman woman who remained a virgin her entire life, is depicted on the left side of the engraving painting a portrait. Boccaccio explains that Marcia is worthy of renown for her chastity and for her painting and sculpting abilities. She is known to have mostly painted and sculpted figures of women, which is why there is a portrait of a woman wearing a crown in her painting. The right side of the engraving depicts Marcia sculpting a figure of a woman. Her sculpting tools are illustrated on the table in front of her. Marcia’s name is engraved at the top of the engraving near the left-hand corner in order to identify her. The name “Varronis” is engraved at the top on the right side of the engraving, which refers to her father, Varro.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:11968
Language: lat
Source Name: De Claris Mulieribus
Parent Collection: 1473 Ulm; 1473 Ulm
Image: mta_11968_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Roman Legends; Chastity; Important Women; Sculpting; Painting; Marcia