The Continence of Scipio
c. 1710
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 127 × 105 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-111059
In a story of virtuous leadership and wise government, the Roman commander Scipio Africanus the Elder appears after his stunning conquest of New Carthage in Spain in 209 BC. Standing above the crowd, he returns his victor’s reward--a beautiful young woman--to her husband.
Provenance
Marlatt Fund, 1968.207
Registry history
- c. 1710 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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