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Mucius Scaevola Murders Porsenna's Secretary and Puts His Right Hand in the Fire, Florentine Master ca. 1480

Florentine Master ca. 1480

Mucius Scaevola Murders Porsenna's Secretary and Puts His Right Hand in the Fire

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Florentine Master ca. 1480

Mucius Scaevola Murders Porsenna's Secretary and Puts His Right Hand in the Fire, ca. 1480

Dimensions: 67.4 x 152.5 x 0.9 cm

Physical Description: Poplar

Inventory Number: 1182

Acquisition: Acquired in 1890

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

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Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Fra Filippo Lippi

Illustrated Passage

Livius: Ab urbe condita, 2,12

Associated Source

Francesco Petrarca: Trionfi

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98B(SCAEVOLA, C.M.)61Gaius Mucius Scaevola before Porsena: he thrusts his right hand into the flames (the body of the king's secretary who erroneously had been killed instead of Porsena may be seen lying on the ground)

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45C41(military) camp with tents
25I1city-view in general; 'veduta'
61E(ROMA)names of cities and villages (ROMA)
61F(DIOKLETIANSTHERMEN (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (DIOKLETIANSTHERMEN (Rom))
61F(LATERAN (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (LATERAN (Rom))
61F(COLOSSEO (Roma))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (COLOSSEO (Roma))
61F(ARCO DI COSTANTINO (Roma))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ARCO DI COSTANTINO (Roma))
61F(PANTHEON (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PANTHEON (Rom))
61F(PONTE SISTO (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PONTE SISTO (Rom))
61F(SANT'AGOSTINO (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANT'AGOSTINO (Rom))
61F(TORRE DELLE MILIZIE (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TORRE DELLE MILIZIE (Rom))
61F(TRAJANSSÄULE (Rom))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TRAJANSSÄULE (Rom))
48C149ruin of a building ~ architecture
46C112bridge
25H213river
61D(TEVERE)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (TEVERE) (TEVERE)
25H114low hill country

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