The Emperor Honorius Making Constantius His Co-Ruler

Painting by Giambattista Pittoni

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. It shows a rarely-painted scene from Roman history in which Honorius divided his power with Constantius, husband of Honorius's sister Galla Placidia.

References

(in Russian) "Catalogue entry".
(in Italian) Franca Zava Boccazzi, "Pittoni", Ed. Alfieri, p.146, Venezia, 1974

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List of works
Paintings	The Death of Sophonisba (1716–1720) The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua (1730) The Emperor Honorius Making Constantius His Co-Ruler (c. 1730) The Continence of Scipio (c. 1732–1735) Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter (c. 1730–1735) Annunciation (c. 1757)
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