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The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study
Lucius Junius Brutus, one of the founders of the Roman Republic, sentenced his own sons to death for high treason, according to laws he had written himself. This oil sketch is a study for a larger painting that was completed in the year of the French revolution, 1789. The light falls on Brutus' wife and daughters, while he sits transfixed in the shade to the left. Art historians have discussed if …
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Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Providing institution
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Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Provenance
- Gåva 1928 av grosshandlare John Johnson
Identifier
- NM 2683
- 19743
Extent
- Mått 27,5 x 35 cm
Format
- Olja på papper monterat duk. Försedd med laminatglas
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:19.948Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:51.514Z