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Publius Horatius from The Roman Heroes
Publius Horatius from The Roman Heroes
Date:
1586
Location:
Not on display
Century:
16th Century AD
Media:
Engraving
Dimensions:
36.8 x 23.4 cm (image)
Department:
Achenbach Foundation
Object Type:
Print
Country:
Holland
Continent:
Europe
Accession Number:
1963.30.14482
Acquisition Date:
1963-04-09
Credit Line:

Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts

Heroic sturdy Roman soldier, gazing at the heavens with reverence, wears a skirt of leather strips, helmet with wings, feathers, plumes, robe, leather sandals and sword. Hordes of nude men with swords line up for battle. Others watch gladiators fight in an arena. Horse, shield, centaur.

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