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Death of Cato, 46 BC
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In his sleeping chamber, the statesman Cato has stabbed himself. Lying on a bed, he pulls his entrails from his body. A group of onlookers watches in horror. Seven lines of Latin text in a cartouche at the bottom right. 46 BC.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDood van Cato, 46 v.Chr.. 1648. Pietro Testa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
