"Agrippina and Germanicus" with Mary Beard | The Past Is Present

Scholar Mary Beard explores the story of “Agrippina and Germanicus” by Sir Peter Paul Rubens. Who does the painting really depict? Is it a story about power or a tragic love affair?

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