Cimon and Pero, 1544
Sebald Beham; Artist: After Barthel Behamexpand_more
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Anonymous giftexpand_more 2018.96.26
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This type of image is called Roman Charity. It is based on a story related by Valerius Maximus, who was active the second to fourth decades C.E. Cimon was a man imprisoned and condemned to death by starvation. His adult daughter saved his life by secretly breastfeeding him. This act was considered an honorable expression of the greatest love for one’s elders. The vertical German inscription may be translated as “I live from the breast of my daughter.”
Details
- Title
- Cimon and Pero
- Artist Life
- 1500–1550
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2018.96.26
- Provenance
- John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn. (until d. 2012); by descent to his daughter, Julie Andrus, Minneapolis, Minn. (2012–18; given to Mia)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Bartsch 75. Pauli 79 iii
- Curator Approved
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