Beatrice Cenci
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Beatrice Cenci was a young Roman noblewoman whose execution in 1599 for the murder of her abusive father made her a symbol of resistance against tyranny and inspired numerous works of art and literature.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Francesco Cenci | 1 |
| Lucretia Cenci | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | San Pietro in Montorio (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | beheading ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 16th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 16th century ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
murder
ⓘ
parricide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1577 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1599-09-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Cenci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Francesco Cenci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Beatrice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | abuse by her father ⓘ |
| hasLegend | martyr-like status in Roman popular tradition ⓘ |
| imageDepictedIn | Guido Reni’s portrait of Beatrice Cenci ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
numerous paintings of the Cenci legend
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“Beatrice Cenci” (opera) by Alberto Ginastera NERFINISHED ⓘ “Beatrice Cenci” (opera) by Ildebrando Pizzetti NERFINISHED ⓘ “Beatrice Cenci” (play) by Harriet Hosmer NERFINISHED ⓘ “Beatrice Cenci” by Alberto Ginastera ⓘ “Beatrice Cenci” by Berthold Auerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ “Beatrice Cenci” by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi NERFINISHED ⓘ “Beatrix Cenci” by Juliusz Słowacki NERFINISHED ⓘ “Les Cenci” by Antonin Artaud NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Cenci” by Percy Bysshe Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cenci family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Ersilia Santacroce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | trial for the murder of her father ⓘ |
| notableWork | parricide of Francesco Cenci ⓘ |
| participantIn | Cenci parricide case ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfExecution | Ponte Sant’Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence | Palazzo Cenci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Bernardo Cenci
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giacomo Cenci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| stepmother | Lucrezia Petroni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
injustice of absolute power
ⓘ
resistance to tyranny ⓘ victims of domestic abuse ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Count Francesco Cenci
this entity surface form:
Lucretia Cenci