Schwur des Rienzi nach Gerechtigkeit für den Tod seines Bruders

Rienzi vowing to obtain Justice for his Brother's Death

Cola di Rienzi (1313-54) was celebrated in the nineteenth century as a youthful champion of the people against the corrupt barons of Rome. Here, in Hunt's words, he appeals 'to heaven against the tyranny exercised over the poor and helpless'. Hunt rejected convention in painting the landscape out of doors.