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Cloelia crosses the Tiber
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Cloelia crosses the Tiber

Theodoor Galle · 1653 - 1654 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Cloelia escapes with a friend to Rome by riding across the Tiber. Various women watch from the shore. In the left foreground, Romulus and Remus are suckled by a she-wolf. Next to it lies the river god of the Tiber with the Cornucopia over his shoulder. His arm rests on an overturned urn from which water flows. With an inscription in three columns in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCloelia steekt de Tiber over. 1653 - 1654. Theodoor Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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