Portia is a female protagonist in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia – the daughter of Cato the Younger – a
Portia by John Everett Millais, 1886
Portia (1888) by Henry Woods
La belle Portia (1886) Alexandre Cabanel
Portia and Shylock, by Thomas Sully
Porcia (wife of Brutus)
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Portia, occasionally spelled Porcia, especially in 18th-century English literature, was a Roman woman who lived in the 1st century BC. She was the daughter of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis and his fir
Portia (The Merchant of Venice)
…is a female protagonist in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia – the daughter of Cato the Younger – as well as several parts of the Bible. Portia is fond of proverbs, frequently quoting them, which was considered…
Painting by Elisabetta Sirani
Porcia from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Portia, Wife of Brutus, John William Wright (c. 1849)