The Continence of Scipio
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
1705–1715
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 155.5 x 132 x 12 cm (61 1/4 x 51 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 127 x 105 cm (50 x 41 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- Painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Italy, 18th century
About
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.
