880360 Mucius Scaevola Before Porsena, 1740s (pen & brown ink, black & red chalk) by Diziani, Gasparo (1689-1767); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: 10 1/2 x 16 7/16 in. (26.67 x 41.75 cm) (sheet) In 508 BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium, the Clusian king Lars Porsena laid siege to Rome. Mucius, with the approval of the Roman Senate, sneaked into the Etruscan camp with the intent of murdering Porsena. ); 穢 Minneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of the Joseph F. McCrindle Collection; Italian, out of copyright.