Portrait of Beatrice Cenci | |
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Artist | Ginevra Cantofoli |
Year | circa 1600 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 75 cm × 50 cm (30 in × 20 in) |
Location | Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome |
The Portrait of Beatrice Cenci is a painting once attributed to the Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni but now to Ginevra Cantofoli. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica of Palazzo Barberini, Rome. The painting dealt with a controversial topic of Beatrice Cenci, a woman who was executed by Papal authorities, specifically Pope Clement VIII Aldobrandini.