The Emperor Honorius Making Constantius His Co-Ruler
The Emperor Honorius Making Constantius His Co-Ruler is an oil on canvas painting by Giambattista Pittoni from c. 1730. It has been in the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow, since 1924.[1] It shows a rarely-painted scene from ancient Roman history in which Honorius divided his power with Constantius, husband of Honorius's sister Galla Placidia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Russian) "Catalogue entry".
- ^ (in Italian) Franca Zava Boccazzi, "Pittoni", Ed. Alfieri, p.146, Venezia, 1974
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