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Oil painting by Cesare Mussini titled 'Giorgio Rhodios killing his wife and then himself to escape Muslim cruelty', a 19th-century Italian Romantic historical narrative artwork.

Cesare Mussini's Giorgio Rhodios: A Romantic Painting of Drama and Death

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File Name

21444_8640

Caption

Cesare Mussini: "Giorgio Rhodios killing his wife and then himself to escape the cruelty of Muslims (we shall be free!)"; oil painting, 1841-51.

City

Turin

Location

Musei Reali

Keywords

Art - Cesare Mussini - Oil painting - The 19th Century - Wife - Death - Artwork - Painting - Religion - Romanticism - Sacredness - Sacrifice - Tragedy - Killing - XIX Century - Religion|Sacralità