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Scipio Shows Clemency to Prisoners
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Scipio Shows Clemency to Prisoners

Battista Franco · 1520 - 1561 · etching; paper

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

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The Roman general Scipio Africanus sits on his throne to the left, before a drapery. While being crowned by an angel, he shows clemency to two prisoners brought before him by his soldiers.

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Credit lineScipio verleent clementie aan gevangenen. 1520 - 1561. Battista Franco. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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