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Portia and Brutus, c.1486–90 (tempera & gold on panel)

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KFW492824
Image title
Portia and Brutus, c.1486–90 (tempera & gold on panel)
Artist
Roberti, Ercole de (c.1453-96) / Italian
Location
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Medium
tempera and gold on panel
Date
c. 1486 AD - c. 1490 AD (C15th AD)
Dimensions
48.7x34.3 cms
Image description

Porcia Catonis (c.70-43 BC) daughter of Cato the Younger. Portia pledges to take her own life if the secret plot of her husband, Brutus, to kill Julius Caesar fails. Here Portia reveals to her husband a self-inflicted cut on her right foot as evidence of her resolve. When Brutus is later slain, Portia carries out her vow by swallowing hot coals.

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© Kimbell Art Museum / Bridgeman Images
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injury / female / man / wife / injury / ancient rome / woman / couple / male / husband / Renaissance / portia / roman / brutus / Painting / Mzpainting
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