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This painting depicts a scene from the life of Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Battle of Zama (in present-day Tunisia) in 202 BCE. Here Scipio demonstrates his leadership by acting with restraint (“continence”) in refusing to hold a woman as a captive of war. According to the story on which the painting is based, the woman’s fiancé, shown kneeling beside her, was a powerful prince who agreed to a military alliance with Scipio in gratitude for his lenience. The theatrical setting and costumes—the invented military helmets, anachronistically dressed characters, fanciful architecture, and gravity-defying drapery, for example— suggest that the artist’s aims were allegorical rather than historical, intended above all to illustrate for viewers the virtues of compassionate diplomacy.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 182 × 140 Cm |
| Tags | historical figureshistoric placessoldiersRomangeneralsleadersleadershipcaptivewomanlovemanmenroyalnobilitymilitarytheatricalcostumehelmetsarmorweaponsarchitechturearchitecturearchitecturedraperytextilecharactersred (color)blueAfricanarchestoweryellow (color) |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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by descent to Sir Richard St....
by descent to Sir Richard St. John Jefferyes Colthurst, 8th Bt., Blarney Castle, Cork, Ireland
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Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, March 17 - June 7, 2015, no. 101.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, March 17 - June 7, 2015, no. 101.
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William Laffan, "Colonial Ireland: Artistic Crossroads" in Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, exh. cat., Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 2015, p. 29, cat. 101, fig. 20.
William Laffan, "Colonial Ireland: Artistic Crossroads" in Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, exh. cat., Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 2015, p. 29, cat. 101, fig. 20.
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probably by descent to Edith Jane Thomasina Morris of Dunkathal, County Cork,who married Sir George Colthurst of Blarney Castle in 1881 (letter of Margaret Lantry dated 11 November, 2008 and of Sir Charles Colthurst of 8 September 2003 in c...
probably by descent to Edith Jane Thomasina Morris of Dunkathal, County Cork,who married Sir George Colthurst of Blarney Castle in 1881 (letter of Margaret Lantry dated 11 November, 2008 and of Sir Charles Colthurst of 8 September 2003 in curatorial file)
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Annalisa Scarpa, Sebastiano Ricci, Milan 2006, p. 175, no. 85.
Annalisa Scarpa, Sebastiano Ricci, Milan 2006, p. 175, no. 85.
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Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., exhib. cat., 1956, p. 34, under no. 43.
Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., exhib. cat., 1956, p. 34, under no. 43.
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sold Sotheby’s, 27 February 1952, lot 141, to David M....
sold Sotheby’s, 27 February 1952, lot 141, to David M. Koester, New York. Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York, by 1956 [it is referred to, but not included in, the Portland, Oregon, exhibition catalogue]
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J. Daniels. L’opera completa di Sebastiano Ricci. Milan, 1976, no. 194.
J. Daniels. L’opera completa di Sebastiano Ricci. Milan, 1976, no. 194.
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J. Daniels. Sebastiano Ricci. Sussex, 1976, no. 73.
J. Daniels. Sebastiano Ricci. Sussex, 1976, no. 73.
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J. Butler, “The American way with art” The Connoisseur, 176, no. 708
J. Butler, “The American way with art” The Connoisseur, 176, no. 708 (1971): 132.
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La Chronique des Arts. No. 1225
La Chronique des Arts. No. 1225 (February 1971): 79.
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L. Winer, “Two Shows Span the Centuries,” Chicago Tribune September 16, 1970. Section 2, p. 1.
L. Winer, “Two Shows Span the Centuries,” Chicago Tribune September 16, 1970. Section 2, p. 1.
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sold to AIC, May 1970.
sold to AIC, May 1970.
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“Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions,” Burlington Magazine, 111
“Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions,” Burlington Magazine, 111 (1969): 695.
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“Notable Works of Art now on the Market,” Burlington Magazine, 111
“Notable Works of Art now on the Market,” Burlington Magazine, 111 (1969 supplement), pl. lxi.
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exhibition
London, P & D Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., Paintings by Old Masters, October 21 - November 7, 1969, no. 18.
London, P & D Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., Paintings by Old Masters, October 21 - November 7, 1969, no. 18.
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Colnaghi’s, London, by 1969 [see Colnaghi 1969, no....
Colnaghi’s, London, by 1969 [see Colnaghi 1969, no. 18]
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exhibition
Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., December 2, 1967 - May 15, 1968, no. 51.
Norfolk, VA, Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., December 2, 1967 - May 15, 1968, no. 51.
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exhibition
Memphis, TN, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery / Lexington, KY, University of Kentucky Art Gallery, Sebastiano and Marco Ricci in America, December 19, 1965 - January 23, 1966 / February 13 - March 6, 1966, no. 8.
Memphis, TN, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery / Lexington, KY, University of Kentucky Art Gallery, Sebastiano and Marco Ricci in America, December 19, 1965 - January 23, 1966 / February 13 - March 6, 1966, no. 8.
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New York, NY, Finch College Museum of Art, A Loan Exhibition of Venetian Baroque Paintings, 1964, no. 49.
New York, NY, Finch College Museum of Art, A Loan Exhibition of Venetian Baroque Paintings, 1964, no. 49.
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Arthur Young’s Tour of Ireland
Arthur Young’s Tour of Ireland (1776-1779), ed. Arthur Wollaston Hutton, vol. I, London, 1892: 387-8.
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Probably Mr....
Probably Mr. Oliver, Castle Oliver, County Limerick, Ireland, by 1776 [The Continence of Scipio was mentioned with other paintings by Ricci in Arthur Young’s Tour of Ireland (1776-1779)
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