Marcus Curtius, 1586 print The hero Marcus Curtius on horseback, a captain's staff in the right hand. In the background you can see how he jumps in a gorge with a horse and all, to satisfy the gods. Twice two verses in Latin under the performance. This print is part of a series of ten prints, consisting of an unnumbered title print, eight numbered representations of Helden and an unnumbered closing print. paper engraving death, the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes

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Size: 4118px × 6348px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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