Marcus Curtius

Image credit: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation

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This artwork depicts a story by the ancient Roman writer Livy. In the story, a wide gap opened in the Forum at Rome. Marcus Curtius believed that a human sacrifice was required to save the city and rode his horse into the gulf.

The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation

Title

Marcus Curtius

Date

1827

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 54.5 x W 76 cm (E)

Accession number

2011-5050/10116

Acquisition method

purchased by Ray Harryhausen

Work type

Painting

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