Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna
Charles Le Brun, c. 1643–45
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Captured trying to kill the Etruscan king Porsenna, the young Roman Gaius Mucius thrusts his right hand into the altar fire to show he fears nothing. The king lets him go and makes peace.
