Taitius Persuades Tarpeia to Open the Gates of the Capitol, plate 19 from a series of 27 prints relating to the story of Romulus and Remus Giovanni Battista Fontana

Artist	Giovanni Battista Fontana Ala [near Verona], 1524 – Innsbruck, 1587
Culture	Italian
Place of production	Italy
Date	1573–1575
Object type	print
Medium, technique	paper, etching
Dimensions	139 x 173 mm (sheet, trimmed)
Inventory number	6988
Collection	Prints and Drawings
On view	This artwork is not on display

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Signed lower left: ‘BA.FON.’, inscribed in the upper margin: ‘TATIVS SABINORVM REX SPVY TARPEY FILIAM PRECIO CORVPIT’, in the lower margin: ‘VTI ARCEM CAPITOLY VNA CVM PATRE PRODERET’ and numbered: ‘1[9]’

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