02 Works, The Art of War, Sebastiano Ricci’s Camillus Rescuing Rome from Brennus and Paul Joseph Jamin’s Spoils of the Battle, with footnotes

Sebastiano Ricci,1659-1734
Camillus Rescuing Rome from Brennus, ca. between 1716 and 1720

Oil on canvas
17 1/8 × 23 1/8 inches (43.5 × 58.7 cm)
Detroit Institute of Arts

In the Battle of the Allia, Brennus defeated the Romans and entered Rome itself. He captured the entire city of Rome except for the Capitoline Hill, which was successfully held against them…

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