# The Return of Cicero to Rome \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FRANCIABIGIO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franciabigio-r6b292c54d15cff>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

The young man, who is being raised up by a group of men excitedly gesturing, is Cicero being borne to the Capitol in triumph by Romans on his return from exile. This scene is an allusion to the exile and return of Cosimo de&#39; Medici the Elder.

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- [The Return of Cicero to Rome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franciabigio-r6b292c54d15cff/the-return-of-cicero-to-rome-r637e5cac2c7e9f>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)