The continence of Scipio

Apollonia di Giovanni (ca. 1415 or 1417-1465) (workshop of)

Marco del Buono Giamberti (1402-1489) (workshop of)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1455
Height:
41.8 cm  (16 7/16 in.)
Width:
137.7 cm  (54 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tempera on panel

    Item location

  • Art Institute of Chicago
    Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1933.1036]

Iconclass

98B(SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR)51
the continence of Scipio: he restores a captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius, who kneels before him; the ransom offered by the bride's parents is given to Allucius as a wedding-gift

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2044