Tarquin the Elder Consulting Attus Navius, about 1690. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci.
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Tarquin the Elder Consulting Attus Navius, about 1690. Additional Info: During the war between the Romans and the Sabines in about 290 B.C., Tarquin, king of Rome, challenged Attius Navius, a fortuneteller, to read his mind. When Navius declared that Tarquin's thought would be accomplished, Tarquin revealed that he thought Navius would cut a whetstone in half with a razor, which he did immediately.
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Creator
- Sebastiano Ricci: Italian: Artist, painter, draughtsman
Subject
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus: Roman: King
- Attius Navius: Roman: fortune teller
People Related
- Livy: Roman: Historian, writer
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4268x4960
File Size : 62,020kb
Aliases
- 72.PA.15
- 103RCE
- 1200000376
- 3-035-771
- 3035771
- 72.PA.15
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