Tableaux, Sculptures et Dessins Anciens et du XIXe siècle

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拍品 109
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GERARD HOET | Clelia crossing the Tiber

估價
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
招標截止

描述

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

拍品資料及來源

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.