A man offers to Marie to kill Rollo (Die Schöne Abellina, t2, 1799)

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A man offers to Marie to kill Rollo (Die Schöne Abellina, t2, 1799)

A man offers to Marie to kill Rollo (Die Schöne Abellina, t2, 1799)

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Gothique 1799 : [Cramer,] Die Schöne Abellina…, Vienne, Haas

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Artist :
Weber, Franz Thomas (1761-1828)
Date :
1799
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre
Topic :
18th century fiction
Storage Location :
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
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Description

The action of the novel takes place in Genoa, which is in the grip of political tensions between opposing factions. Wallram, a treacherous man, orders one of his accomplices, Rollo, to bring him Marie, the orphaned daughter of a former leading figure in the city, so that he can indulge his passion for her. As Marie strolls through her garden one evening with her friend Elise and two servants, a man emerges and throws Rollo's expiring body at Marie's feet. He hands her a dagger to kill him, but she, terrified, simply prays for his soul, before the man finally kills him himself.

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Textual Sources :
Cramer, La belle Abellina, ou les meurtriers du vieil André (1799, trad. fr. 1803)
La belle Abellina, trad. fr. 1803 éd. Le Normant, t. 3, chap. VII, p. 104-105

Technical Data

Notice #024215

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Licence CC0 1.0 universel

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