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Mucius Scaevola Putting His Hand in the Flame before Porsenna, n.d. Creator: Unknown.

Mucius Scaevola Putting His Hand in the Flame before Porsenna, n.d. Creator: Unknown.

2-932-784 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Mucius Scaevola Putting His Hand in the Flame before Porsenna, n.d. The Roman youth Mucius thrusts his right hand into a fire and holds it there without giving any indication of pain. Clusian king Lars Porsena, amazed at the youth's bravery, dismissed him from the Etruscan camp, free to return to Rome.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Polidoro da Caravaggio: Italian: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Gaius Mucius Scaevola: Roman: Hero
  2. Lars Porsena: Etruscan: king
Medium
  1. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on brown laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper
Picture Type
  1. Prints and drawings
Category Hierarchy

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3000x2405
File Size : 21,138kb

Aliases

  1. 85171
  1. 1922.2549
  1. 1000043523
  1. 2-932-784
  1. 2932784
  1. 85171

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