Sujet
'She carried in her arms nine books', c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath.
Légende
'She carried in her arms nine books', c1912 (1912). Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) the seventh king of Rome, was offered the sacred prophecies of Sybyl Cumae by an old women asking an exorbitant price, he refused and six of the books were burnt before he relented. The books were thereafter kept in the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill, Rome, to be consulted in times of emergency. From The Story of Rome, by Mary MacGregor. [Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1912]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1912
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C75_378
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28,9Mo (2,8Mo) / 22,6cm x 32,1cm / 2664 x 3786 (300dpi)