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The Continence of Scipio
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Continence of Scipio, c. 1710. Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675–1741). Oil on canvas; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1968.207
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