So-called "Tomb of Livy." Padua, Italy.
Lucretia, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 - 1553)
Suicide of Lucretia. Silver plate, mid 2nd c. AD
Death of the sons of Brutus. Silver plate, mid 2nd c. AD
Death of the sons of Brutus. Silver plate, mid 2nd c. AD
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the bodies of his sons, Jacques Louis David (1748-1825).
Monument
built under Mussolini to commemorate earlier Italian War Dead
Includes inscription: "Et facere et pati fortia Romanum est"
last modified 12 October 2002 by timmoore@mail.utexas.edu