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Cloelia steekt de Tiber over
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Cloelia steekt de Tiber over

Medium

etching

Dimensions

h 472mm × w 675mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper

Object Type

print

Subject Matter

Cloelia and her companions escape Porsena's camp: she crosses the Tiber on horseback and persuades her companions to swim after her; Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'

Production Place

Italy; Italy

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1816

Notes

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Collection Type

prints

About Andrea Procaccini

1671–1734

Comment on works: religious; he was also a printmaker and architect