Marcia Varonis · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Marcia Varonis
Subject: Marcia; Painting; Sculpting; Varro; Chastity; Important Women; Famous Women
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
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.
Image Creator: Joerg Breu (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:18368
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_18368_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Marcia; Painting; Sculpting; Varro; Chastity; Important Women; Famous Women