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Virginia Killed by Her Father to Save Her from the Attentions of Appius Claudius
Creator
Boucicaut MasterFrench Illuminator · 1390–1430
All works by this person →In the early 1400s, the Boucicaut Master was the leading master of manuscript illumination in Paris and one of the most influential artists working in the International style in northern Europe. The Boucicaut Master appears to have supervised a talented team of artists who produced manuscripts commissioned by the king of France, high-ranking aristocrats, and the wealthy bourgeoisie. He probably al
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- about 1413–1415
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Her head placed upon a block, the young Roman woman Virginia awaits a fatal blow from her father in front of Roman judges. Beautiful and virtuous, Virginia had been promised in marriage to a Roman tribune named Lucius. At the behest of his commander, Appius Claudius, who secretly desired her, however, a sergeant named Marcus claimed Virginia for his own. Lucius and Marcus stated their claims to the woman before a group of judges that included Appius. When Appius judged unfairly in favor of his sergeant, Virginia's father publicly executed her to protest the judge's misuse of power in claiming Virginia for himself and forcing her to break her vow to Lucas.
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