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Caius Mucius Scaevola Burns His Right Hand
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Caius Mucius Scaevola Burns His Right Hand

Bartolomeo Pinelli · 1817 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Caius Mucius Scaevola holds his right hand in the sacrificial fire burning on an altar. He does this to show the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna that he fears him not. Porsenna and his army stand to the left. In the foreground lies the secretary of Porsenna who has just been killed by Mucius.

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Credit lineCaius Mucius Scaevola verbrandt zijn rechterhand. 1817. Bartolomeo Pinelli. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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