Continence of Scipio
Artist
Johann Georg Platzer
(Austria,1704 - 1761)
Date18th century
Object number64.0475
Mediumoil on copper
Dimensions16 × 23 1/8 in. (40.6 × 58.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
On View
Not on viewDescriptionAfter the Roman general Scipio captured the city of New Carthage, Spain, his troops brought him a woman of astonishing beauty as a spoil of war. In the painting, we see Scipio graciously returning the maiden to her fiancé. The general’s self-restraint and benevolence contrast starkly with the horrific surrounding images, which convey the devastation caused by the battle.
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