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Continence of Scipio
Felice Giani1811
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Sitting at left in his tent, he dismisses Spanish girl and her fiancé Allucius, who had been held hostages at Carthage. Marching Roman soldiers shown in background.
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Details
- Title: Continence of Scipio
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1811
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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