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Caius Mucius Scaevola and Porsena
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Caius Mucius Scaevola and Porsena

Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823 · 1800–1820 · Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash on cream laid paper

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In an enormous courtyard, Mucius, in left foreground, thrusts his right hand into the flame of a brazier, while pointing with his left at Porsena who sits upon a throne. The stabbed officer, supported by a soldier, lies beside him, while a group of soldiers stands to the left, and the king's treasurer stands a table at right foreground.

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Credit lineCaius Mucius Scaevola and Porsena. 1800–1820. Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase through gift of various donors. CC0.
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