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Mucius Scaevola Putting His Right Hand into the Fire
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Mucius Scaevola Putting His Right Hand into the Fire

Georg Pencz · 1535 · engraving; paper

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

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Mucius Scaevola Kills the Wrong Man by Mistake, the Secretary of Porsenna. Then Scaevola Sticks His Right Hand into the Altar Fire to Show That His Own Life Means Nothing to Him.

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Credit lineMucius Scaevola steekt rechterhand in het vuur. 1535. Georg Pencz. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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