GERARD HOET | Clelia crossing the Tiber

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 EUR

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Description

Gerard Hoet
Clelia crossing the Tiber
Oil on panel
25 x 33,2 cm; 9 3/4 by 13 in.

Catalogue Note

This episode of Roman history is taken from Plutarch: Clelia, a young Roman hostage given to Etruscan king Porsena, fled crossing over the Tiber with her fellow captives. This story, highlighting feminine courage, was a popular subject in the seventeenth century art.