The Oath of the Horatii
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Roman history is full of heroism. The three Horace brothers, chosen by the Romans to challenge the Curiaceous, champions of the Albains, vowed to win or die and received from their father the weapons of combat.
In a naked setting, bathed in cold light, the artist (like Cornelius in his tragedy Horace...
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Roman history is full of heroism. The three Horace brothers, chosen by the Romans to challenge the Curiaceous, champions of the Albains, vowed to win or die and received from their father the weapons of combat.
In a naked setting, bathed in cold light, the artist (like Cornelius in his tragedy Horace) opposes the stoic resolution of the warriors, underlined by a rigorous geometry and a sound colour, the flexible lines that reflect the pain of the three women.
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