De Marcia: hija de Varron: virgen romana · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Marcia: hija de Varron: virgen romana
Subject: Marcia; Famous Women; Varro; Chastity; Sculpting; Painting; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: Marcia, a Roman woman who remained a virgin her entire life, is depicted on the right 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 left 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 on the right side to identify her. The name Varronis is engraved at the top on the leftt side of the engraving, which refers to her father, Varro.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:16682
Language: spa
Source Name: De Las Mujeres Ilustres [On Famous Women]
Parent Collection: 1494 Mujeres Ilustres
Image: mta_16682_OBJ.jpg