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Title
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Von Porcia cathonis uticensis tochter
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Description
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This engraving depicts three separate events. The far right of the engraving depicts a man named Brutus having a discussion with his wife Portia. We know that these figures are Brutus and Portia as Portia’s name is engraved beside her body and Brutus’ name is engraved above his head. Brutus is telling his wife the conspiracy plan to kill Julius Caesar. After hearing the conspiracy plans, Portia took a barber’s razor and cut herself with it. The engraving depicts the barber’s razor sticking out of her foot. She does this to prepare herself in case she has to kill herself should the conspiracy not work out in Brutus’ favour. The centre of the engraving depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar. Brutus is on the left side of Caesar, stabbing him in the chest. A man named Cassius is behind Caesar as he stabs his abdominal area. Their names are engraved above their heads. The far left of the engraving depicts Portia eating burning hot coals from the fire directly beside her after hearing of her husband’s death.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18057
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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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