Caecina Paetus committing suicide after his wife Arria
Caecina Paetus committing suicide with the sword used by his dying wife Arria. Paetus was ordered by Roman Emperor Claudius to commit suicide. Also known as the Gaul and Wife. Paetus e Aria. From a sculpture in the Galleria Giustiniana. Copperplate engraving by Richard Collin after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his L'Academia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura and Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675
Picture No
14016637
Media ID
46665631
Size
4553px x 7365px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Joachim von Sandrart





























