Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge (Q17334153)

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artist: no value
collection: Rijksmuseum (Q190804)
location: Rijksmuseum (Q190804)
material used: panel (Q106857709) tempera (Q175166)
location of final assembly: Florence (Q2044)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)

catalog URL: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-3302

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keywords Horatius Cocles at the Pons Sublicius: single-handed he keeps the Etruscans at bay while the bridge is broken down by the Romans behind him; he escapes by jumping into the Tiber defensive measures (military) bridge in city across river, canal, etc.

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