1788 · The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Lucius Junius Brutus orchestrated a revolt to overthrow the last king of Rome and establish the Roman Republic in 509 BCE. Never again, Brutus decreed, would one man rule over the Roman people. However, in an act of defiance the brothers of Brutus's wife Vitellia, and Brutus's sons, Titus Junius and Tiberius Junius, secretly plotted to restore the monarchy.Show more