Artwork Info: Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena

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roman history, gaius mucius scaevola, lars porsena, etruscan king, brazier scene, classical art, ancient rome

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Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena

anna macpherson cummings (1881 – 1965)

Anna Macpherson Cummings (1881-1965) was a talented artist renowned for her meticulous facsimiles of ancient Egyptian tomb paintings. Working alongside Norman de Garis Davies, she contributed significantly to Egyptology with Fauvist & Impressionistic

Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)

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Title: Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena
Artist: anna macpherson cummings
Year: 1741
Original dimensions: 4.0 x 11.0 cm
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movement: Neoclassicism
Medium: Gold
Corpus context: historical subject matter focus , early museum commissions work

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Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Anna Macpherson Cummings
Year: 1741
Medium: Gold
Title: Box with scene depicting Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola before the Etruscan king Lars Porsena
Dimensions: 4 x 11 cm