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| '''Zenobia the Iberian''' ({{lang-ka|ზენობია}}) was a royal princess of the ]<ref>Toumanoff, p. 14</ref> of the ] who was a ] of ] from 51 to 53 and 54 to 55. She was a daughter of King ] by his wife, a daughter of King ], who was Mithridates' own brother. At the same time, she was a wife of ] who was Pharasmanes I's son.<ref>Tacitus, XII, 51</ref><ref>Javakhishvili, p. 159</ref> | '''Zenobia the Iberian''' ({{lang-ka|ზენობია}}) was a royal princess of the ]<ref>Toumanoff, p. 14</ref> of the ] who was a ] of ] from 51 to 53 and 54 to 55. She was a daughter of King ] by his wife, a daughter of King ], who was Mithridates' own brother. At the same time, she was a wife of ] who was Pharasmanes I's son.<ref>Tacitus, XII, 51</ref><ref>Javakhishvili, p. 159</ref> | ||
| ==In art== | |||
| ===Paintings=== | |||
| *"Radamisto uccide Zenobia" by ] (1803).<ref>Silvestra Bietoletti, Michele Dantini, L'Ottocento italiano: la storia, gli artisti, le opere, pp. 108-109</ref> | |||
| *The discovery of the injured and unconscious Zenobia on the riverbank is the subject of classical paintings by ], ] and ].<ref>Oskar Batschmann, Nicolas Poussin: Dialectics of Painting, p. 116</ref> | |||
| ===Operas=== | |||
| *"L’Amour tyrannique" by ] (1638).<ref>Kimball King, Western Drama Through the Ages, p. 57</ref> | |||
| *"Zenobia e Radamisto" by ] (1665).<ref>Julie Anne Sadie, Companion to Baroque Music, 1998, p. 31</ref> | |||
| *"Rhadamiste et Zénobie" by ] (23 January 1711).<ref>Lacy Lockert, The Chief Rivals of Corneille and Racine, p. 511</ref> | |||
| *"]" by ] (1720) based on ]’s story<ref>Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy, The Grove Book of Operas, p. 510</ref> "L'amor tirannico".<ref>Mary Ann Parker, G. F. Handel: A Guide to Research, p. 159</ref> | |||
| *Two operas titled ''Zenobia'' were scored to Pietro ]'s libretto, one by ] in 1737, and another by ] in 1761.<ref>M. R. James, Collected Ghost Stories, p. 448</ref> | |||
| ===Plays=== | |||
| *Unfinished play "Rodamist i Zenobiya" by ].<ref>А. С. Грибоедов, Горе от ума. Комедии. Драматические сцены. Стихотворения. Путевые заметки, p. 334</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Queen of Armenia| Zenobia of Armenia | |
|---|---|
 Zenobia by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry | |
| Queen of Armenia | |
| Tenure | 51-53 54-55 |
| Born | Mtskheta, Kingdom of Iberia |
| Died | 1st century |
| Spouse | Rhadamistus |
| Issue | unknown |
| Dynasty | Pharnavazid dynasty |
| Father | Mithridates of Armenia |
| Mother | daughter of Pharasmanes I |
| Religion | Georgian paganism |
Zenobia the Iberian (Georgian: ზენობია) was a royal princess of the Pharnavazid dynasty of the Kingdom of Iberia who was a Queen of Armenia from 51 to 53 and 54 to 55. She was a daughter of King Mithridates of Armenia by his wife, a daughter of King Pharasmanes I of Iberia, who was Mithridates' own brother. At the same time, she was a wife of Rhadamistus who was Pharasmanes I's son.
In art
Paintings
- "Radamisto uccide Zenobia" by Luigi Sabatelli (1803).
- The discovery of the injured and unconscious Zenobia on the riverbank is the subject of classical paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry and Nicolas Poussin.
Operas
- "L’Amour tyrannique" by Georges de Scudéry (1638).
- "Zenobia e Radamisto" by Giovanni Legrenzi (1665).
- "Rhadamiste et Zénobie" by Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (23 January 1711).
- "Radamisto" by George Frideric Handel (1720) based on Domenico Lalli’s story "L'amor tirannico".
- Two operas titled Zenobia were scored to Pietro Metastasio's libretto, one by Giovanni Bononcini in 1737, and another by Johann Adolph Hasse in 1761.
Plays
- Unfinished play "Rodamist i Zenobiya" by Aleksander Griboyedov.
References
- Toumanoff, p. 14
- Tacitus, XII, 51
- Javakhishvili, p. 159
- Silvestra Bietoletti, Michele Dantini, L'Ottocento italiano: la storia, gli artisti, le opere, pp. 108-109
- Oskar Batschmann, Nicolas Poussin: Dialectics of Painting, p. 116
- Kimball King, Western Drama Through the Ages, p. 57
- Julie Anne Sadie, Companion to Baroque Music, 1998, p. 31
- Lacy Lockert, The Chief Rivals of Corneille and Racine, p. 511
- Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy, The Grove Book of Operas, p. 510
- Mary Ann Parker, G. F. Handel: A Guide to Research, p. 159
- M. R. James, Collected Ghost Stories, p. 448
- А. С. Грибоедов, Горе от ума. Комедии. Драматические сцены. Стихотворения. Путевые заметки, p. 334
Sources
- Tacitus, Annals, Book XII-XIII
- Javakhishvili, Ivane (2012), History of the Georgian Nation, Vol. 1
- Toumanoff, Cyril (1969), Chronology of the early Kings of Iberia, Vol. 25