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Horatius Cocles Defends the Roman Bridge against Porsenna, Florentine Master ca. 1480

Florentine Master ca. 1480

Horatius Cocles Defends the Roman Bridge against Porsenna

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Florentine Master ca. 1480

Horatius Cocles Defends the Roman Bridge against Porsenna, ca. 1480

Dimensions: 69.2 x 152.7 x 0.9 cm

Physical Description: Poplar

Inventory Number: 1181

Acquisition: Acquired in 1890

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 13

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01:21
Focus on cultural history

02:14

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Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Horatius Cocles

Associated Persons and Institutions

Illustrated Passage

Livius: Ab urbe condita, 2,10
Polybios: Historien, 6. Buch, Kapitel 55

Associated Source

Francesco Petrarca: Trionfi

Iconclass

Primary

98B(COCLES)41Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber

Secondary

25I1city-view in general; 'veduta'
61E(ROMA)names of cities and villages (ROMA)
61F(PONS SUBLICIUS (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PONS SUBLICIUS (Rom))
46C112bridge
25H213river
61D(TEVERE)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (TEVERE) (TEVERE)
61F(TRAJANSSÄULE (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TRAJANSSÄULE (Rom))
45Bthe soldier; the soldier's life
45C41(military) camp with tents
25H114low hill country

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