AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ROME, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY

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A MARBLE BUST OF LUCIUS JUNIUS BRUTUS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, ROME, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
Above a cartouche and circular grey marble socle
37 3/8 in. (95 cm.) high, overall

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Lot Essay

Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, traditionally known simply as Brutus, was a military commander and politician best known for participating in the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March 44 BC. Two years later he was defeated at the Battle of Phillippi and committed suicide.

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