# Cornelia Refusses the Crown of the Ptolomai

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LA HYRE, Laurent de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/la-hyre-laurent-de-r51c3cce49b8254>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 138 x 123 cm

## Commentary

The painting depicts the scene when Cornelia - the daughter of Scipio Africanus, the widow of consul Tiberius Gracchus and mother of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus - refuses the crown of the King of Egypt and his marriage proposal. The style of La Hyre is the equivalent in painting that of Corneille and Racine in literature.

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## Attribution

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