Lars Porsenna is receiving the news of Cloelia's flight. Engraving by G. Pencz.
- Pencz, Georg, 1500?-1550.
- Reference:
- 42707i
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About this work
Description
Cloelia can be seen fleeing across the Tiber in the background
Cloelia was a Roman girl given as a hostage to Lars Porsenna. She escaped across the Tiber to Rome, by swimming or on horseback, but was handed back to Porsenna, who admiring her bravery, freed her and other hostages
Publication/Creation
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Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; sheet 7.7 x 11.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Cloelia PG Rex Prosenna
References note
Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Würzburg, 1920-1922, no. 8, p. 190
Reference
Wellcome Collection 42707i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores