De Agrippina germanici coniuge · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Agrippina germanici coniuge
Subject: Agrippina; Tiberius; Germanicus; Important Women; Famous Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This engraving depicts Agrippina, the wife of Germanicus, being forced to eat food. Agrippina is depicted on the left side of the image on her knees as a man holds her head back while the other man is force feeding her with a spoon. The man on the right 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. The creator engraved Agrippina and Tiberius’ names below their feet to identify them. The name “Germanici” for Germanicus is also engraved, however he is not depicted in this engraving.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:16696
Language: lat
Source Name: De Claris Mulieribus
Parent Collection: 1473 Ulm; 1473 Ulm
Image: mta_16696_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Agrippina; Tiberius; Germanicus; Important Women; Famous Women