Cincinnatus Leaves the Plow to Dictate Laws to Rome
Juan Antonio de Ribera · 1806
Why it's great
The Roman farmer Cincinnatus is called from his field in 458 BC and made dictator to save the city, then gives up power after only a few days and goes back to his farm. People later compared George Washington to him. Juan Antonio de Ribera painted it around 1806.
🏛️ Part of history
Founding of Rome & the Early Republic (753–264 BC) — The Roman farmer Cincinnatus is called from his field in 458 BC and made dictator to save the city, then gives up power after only a few days and goes back to his farm.
Where to see it
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Juan Antonio de Ribera was a Spanish painter born in Madrid in 1779. He studied in Paris under Jacques-Louis David and became a leading Neoclassical painter, later working for King Ferdinand VII of Spain. He died in Madrid in 1860.
