Death of Cato, 46 BC In his bedroom the statesman Cato stabbed himself. Lying on a bed, he pulls out his intestines body. A group of bystanders watching detested far. Seven lines of Latin text in cartouche lower right. 46 Manufacturer : printmaker: Pietro Testa (listed property) Place manufacture: Italy Date: 1648 Physical features: etching material: paper Technique: etching Dimensions: plate edge: H 283 mm × W 417 mm Subject: death of Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger surnamed Uticensis : he stabs himself on his couch, after reading Plato's Phaedo; May he be seen tearing out his entrai
Death of Cato, 46 BC In his bedroom the statesman Cato stabbed himself. Lying on a bed, he pulls out his intestines body. A group of bystanders watching detested far. Seven lines of Latin text in cartouche lower right. 46 Manufacturer : printmaker: Pietro Testa (listed property) Place manufacture: Italy Date: 1648 Physical features: etching material: paper Technique: etching Dimensions: plate edge: H 283 mm × W 417 mm Subject: death of Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger surnamed Uticensis : he stabs himself on his couch, after reading Plato's Phaedo; May he be seen tearing out his entrailsWanneer: -46 - -46Wie: Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis minor
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