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The Continence of Scipio
About the Artwork
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.
Provenance
1968-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio Probably 1965-1968: (Ernest Joresco, Chicago, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1 Probably until 1965: James G. McMillan [d. 1965], Chicago, probably consigned to Ernest Joresco 1
Exhibition history
Year in Review for 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675–1741)
- Date
- c. 1710
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Accession no.
- 1968.207
More by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini in museum collections
The Head of Pompey Presented to Julius Caesar (recto); Study for an Elaborate Door Frame (verso)
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini1675–1741 · Drawing
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009664
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