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The Continence of Scipio
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrinic. 1710
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: The Continence of Scipio
- Creator: Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675-1741)
- Date Created: c. 1710
- Physical 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.)
- Provenance: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, (Ernest Joresco, Chicago, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1, James G. McMillan [d. 1965], Chicago, probably consigned to Ernest Joresco 1
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.207
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, 18th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Collection: P - Italian 18th Century
- Accession Number: 1968.207
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