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title: Messalina Holding Britannicus
author: Ricardo André Frantz (Photographer)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1355/messalina-holding-britannicus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-05-23
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# Messalina Holding Britannicus

_Authored by Ricardo André Frantz (Photographer)_

## Image File

[![Messalina Holding Britannicus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1355.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1355.jpg)

## Image Caption

Messalina holding [Britannicus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Britannicus/), marble [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/), c. 45 AD. Inspired by Cephisodotos' renowned sculpture, Eirene bearing the child Ploutos. 
 
Louvre Museum, Department of [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), [Etruscan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Civilization/) and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room 24.

## Cite This Work

### APA
(Photographer), R. A. F. (2013, July 16). Messalina Holding Britannicus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1355/messalina-holding-britannicus/>
### Chicago
(Photographer), Ricardo André Frantz. "Messalina Holding Britannicus." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 16, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1355/messalina-holding-britannicus/>.
### MLA
(Photographer), Ricardo André Frantz. "Messalina Holding Britannicus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jul 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1355/messalina-holding-britannicus/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Messalinaandbritannicus.jpg) by [**Ricardo André Frantz (Photographer)**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Messalinaandbritannicus.jpg). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 16 July 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.