Juan Antonio Ribera Fernandez was a Neoclassical artist who served as Court Painter to Ferdinand VII and director of the Prado Museum, where he also taught. In this scene from antiquity, Cincinnatus, the retired Roman military hero, leaves his plough on his villa to dictate laws to the young city of Rome.
Cincinato Passing Laws to Rome, c.1850, Oil on CanvasJuan Antonio Fernández Spanish (1779 - 1860) |
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Juan Antonio Ribera Fernandez was a Neoclassical artist who served as Court Painter to Ferdinand VII and director of the Prado Museum, where he also taught. In this scene from antiquity, Cincinnatus, the retired Roman military hero, leaves his plough on his villa to dictate laws to the young city of Rome. |
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