Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge
Charles Le Brun · 1643
Why it's great
The legendary Roman soldier Horatius Cocles holds a bridge alone against an enemy army while his friends chop it down behind him. Charles Le Brun painted the story of early Roman courage around 1642.
🏛️ Part of history
Founding of Rome & the Early Republic (753–264 BC) — The legendary Roman soldier Horatius Cocles holds a bridge alone against an enemy army while his friends chop it down behind him.
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Charles Le Brun was a French painter born in Paris in 1619. He became First Painter to King Louis XIV and directed the decoration of the palace of Versailles and the Gobelins tapestry works. He died in Paris in 1690.
