''Tanaquil'' is an oil on wood painting by
Domenico Beccafumi
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486May 18, 1551) was an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena. He is considered one of the last undiluted representatives of the Sienese school of painting.
Biography
Domenico was born ...
, which depicts
Tanaquil
Tanaquil (Etruscan: ''Thanchvil'') was the queen of Rome by marriage to Tarquinius Priscus, fifth king of Rome.
Life
The daughter of a powerful Etruscan family in Tarquinii, Etruria, Tanaquil thought her husband would make a good leader, but sin ...
, a queen of Rome. The work was painted by Beccafumi ''c.'' 1519 for the bedroom of Francesco Petrucci, Lord of Siena, part of a series which also included ''
Marcia''. In the work the queen is depicted together with only broken architecture and dead plants, she is seen pointing to a tablet which identifies her as Tanaquil.
See also
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Kingdom of Rome
The Roman Kingdom (also referred to as the Roman monarchy, or the regal period of ancient Rome) was the earliest period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings. According to oral accounts, the Roman Kingdom began wi ...
References
External links
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Tanaquil' at nationalgallery.org.uk
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Cultural depictions of Tanaquil
Paintings by Domenico Beccafumi
1519 paintings