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Generosity of Scipio
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Generosity of Scipio

Monogrammist ICG · c. 1620 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Scipio Africanus is surrounded by his soldiers. A beautiful maiden is brought before him. Scipio returns the maiden unharmed to her fiancé Allucius. Verses in Latin in the lower margin.

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printthe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineEdelmoedigheid van Scipio. c. 1620. Monogrammist ICG. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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