#river tiber

[illustratus]

Views of the Tiber by Paolo Anesi

[huariqueje]

Ponte Sant Angelo - George Bodine

American , b. 1950 -

Oil on Belgian linen 16 x 8 in.

[luznanq]

-The young martyr, 1885, by Paul Delaroche.

originally made for a young Christian girl, thrown in the Tiber River by the Romans when she refused to deny her faith.

[christinakroft]

Strolling along the Tiber, Roma

[jupiterovprsten]

St. Angelo Bridge, Rome

[paintingsandhistory]

Clélie Crossing the Tiber

Artist: Jacques Stella (French, 1596–1657)

Date: c. 1635-1645

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Description

The subject is taken from Plutarch's Life of Publicola (chap. xxv): Clelia is among the twenty hostages (including ten young girls) handed over by the Roman consul Valerius Publicola to Porsenna, king of the Etruscans, in order to guarantee a truce. But Clelia encouraged her companions to flee by crossing the Tiber, herself on horseback, the other young girls swimming. Livy also reports the episode, but indicates that Clelia swam across the river (Roman History, II, 13).

Publicola handed Clelia over to the Etruscans, fearing that her escape would jeopardize the truce. But Porsenna, struck by the young girl's courage, set her free, even offering her one of his horses, "covered with rich harness," as a sign of respect and admiration. By the 17th century, Clélie had become a model of a "strong woman" through her courage and determination.

Cloelia (Ancient Greek: Κλοιλία), was a legendary woman from the early history of ancient Rome.

[osplanetasdasabelhas]

Castel Sant' Angelo

Roma

Itália

fotos: ismiguel

[fishinalighthouse]

Sunsets over the Tiber