| Tullia Drives over the Corpse of her Father | |
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| Artist | Jean Bardin |
| Year | 1765 |
Tullia Drives over the Corpse of her Father is a 1765 painting by French historical painter Jean Bardin which depicts Tullia, the last Queen of Rome and daughter of King Servius Tullius, as she orders her chairioter to drive over her fathers dead body. [1] [2] [3] Bardin won first prize at the Prix de Rome for the work. [4]
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