Dictatorship Offered to Cincinnatus, 1730. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
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Dictatorship Offered to Cincinnatus, 1730. After military leader Cincinnatus retired from public service to a simple life of farming, he was summoned from his plough to assume complete control over the Roman state. After achieving a swift victory, he relinquished power and returned to his farm. One of the Ca' Dolfin Tiepolos, a series of ten oil paintings made c1726-1729 by Tiepolo for the main reception room or salone of the Palazzo Ca' Dolfin Manin in Venice. The paintings depict events from the history of Ancient Rome.
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Creator
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, attributed to: Italian; Venetian: Painter, artist, draughtsman
Subject
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus: Ancient Roman: Politician, general, statesman
Category Hierarchy
History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events
Trade & Industry Agriculture & Fishing
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel
History & Politics Politics Politicians
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2826x4960
File Size : 41,066kb
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- Q21741180
- GE-7474
- 1400002185
- 3-097-257
- 3097257
- Q21741180