The Death of Sophonisbe, Queen of Numidia, Benjamin Wolff, 1816

Title(s)

The Death of Sophonisbe, Queen of Numidia

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-658

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Wolff f 1816’

Description

De dood van Sophonisba, koningin van Numidië. Sophonisba neemt de gifbeker in ontvangst, naast haar knielt een dienaar (zie ook SK-A-659).

Artist

• painter: Benjamin Wolff

Dating

1816

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 265 cm × width 360 cm
height 293.5 cm × width 373.5 cm × depth 8.6 cm

What

• death of Sophonisbe: she receives from a servant a cup of poison sent to her by Masinissa

Credit line

• B. Wolff Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1825

Copyright

Public domain

• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 94