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Rubens's Dying Seneca and Masculinity

This essay reconstructs the reception of Rubens's moving painting of Seneca's death (ca. 1615, Alte Pinakothek, Munich), based on Tacitus's narrative in the Annals, by men who were its likely target audience: educated professionals influenced by Neostoicism and Justus Lipsius's w...

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Published in:The sixteenth century journal 49(2018), 3, Seite 663-690
Main Author: Hults, Linda C. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Article
Language:English
Published: [2018]
Related Items:Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
Author Notes:Linda C. Hults
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