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German, Early 17th cent.

Currency:EUR Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR
German, Early 17th cent.
German, Early 17th cent. "Cimon und Pero" or "Caritas romana", oil on canvas, 151 x 121 cm, w/o frame, (Wo).€ 6.000 - 8.000 US $ 5.940 - 7.920 Provenance: Austrian private collection. Legend has it that on the site of the Temple of Pietas in Rome, Pero once fed her ancient father the milk from her own breast when he was about to starve to death in the dungeon. Especially during the 17th cent. this subject was very popular in Italian painting.
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