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Coriolanus before the walls of Rome, 1750-1753         
Coriolanus, banished from Rome, returns with an        
army of Volscans, but spares the city when his mother  
begs for clemency.                                     
Canvas, 103,3 x 122 cm       Inv. F 83
#40080720

Coriolanus before the walls of Rome, 1750-1753 Coriolanus, banished fro...

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1750-1753             
Scaevola, holding his hand into the fire, claims that  
his 300 men are of equal courage and thereby convinces 
the Etruscan king Porsenna to lift the siege of Rome.  
Canvas, 103,2 x 121,7 cm    Inv. F 82
#40080721

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, 1750-1753 Scaevola, holding his h...