"Death of Marcus Curtius", Gaetano Gandolfi, 1799

Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734-1802)

Black chalk (stumped in places) and brush and black chalk wash, 40.8 x 30.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection.

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Marcus Curtius is a mythological young Roman who offered himself to the gods of Hades.
-Wikipedia

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Source and download: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1970.288

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