Cimon and Pero, Peter Paul Rubens, 1630 - 1640 oil on canvas, h 155cm × w 190cm. Cimon is an old man who is in prison and condemned to starve to death. His daughter Pero is allowed to visit him, but is not allowed to bring him food. She visits him daily, breastfeeding him to keep him alive. When old Cimon is still alive after a month, the jailer checks if Pero might still bring food inside. Finding no food, he decides to spy on them and discovers that Pero is suckling her father. The jailer reports the incident to the judges who admire this child love so much that they pardon both father and daughter
