Tag: Scipio Africanus

Continence of Scipio (1789)

Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Continence of Scipio 1789 Oil on canvas, 239.5 x 165.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1785 the British diplomat Lord Carysfort was entrusted with a commission to Reynolds for two paintings, one for Catherine the Great of…

Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva (1719-1721)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva (Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva) 1719–1721 Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 487.6 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore See also: • Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius (236-183 BC)

Raffaello Sanzio

(1483–1520) Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino The artist’s works: Resurrezione di Cristo 1499–1502 Museu de Arte, São Paulo Pala Baronci 1500–1501 Nicola da Tolentino resuscita due colombe c.1500 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Nicola da Tolentino soccorre un fanciullo c.1500 Detroit…

Il sogno del cavaliere (c. 1504)

Raffaello (1483-1520) Il sogno del cavaliere (Vision of a Knight) c.1504 Oil on poplar, 17.1 x 17.3 cm National Gallery, London This painting probably formed a pair with: Raffaello (1483-1520) Le Tre Grazie 1504–1505 Musée Condé, Chantilly    

Giambattista Tiepolo

(1696–1770) Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The artist’s works: Teste da un cammeo 1700s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence La regina Zenobia davanti all’imperatore Aureliano c.1717 Museo del Prado, Madrid Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva 1719–1721 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Madonna col Bambino c.1720–1725…

Continenza di Scipione (after 1506)

Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Continenza di Scipione (Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio) after 1506 Oil on canvas, 74.8 x 356.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius (236-183 BC)

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

(236 BC–183 BC) Consul of Rome (205 BC, 194 BC) Scipio Africanus in Art: Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Continenza di Scipione after 1506 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Raffaello (1483-1520) Il sogno del cavaliere c.1504 National Gallery, London     Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Continence of Scipio…

Giovanni Bellini

(c.1430–1516) “Giambellino” The artist’s works: Madonna adorante il Bambino che dorme early 1460s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cristo morto sostenuto da due angeli c.1465–1470 National Gallery, London Pietà 1465–1470 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Madonna col Bambino 1470–1480 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Madonna…

Joshua Reynolds

(1723–1792) Sir Joshua Reynolds, RA, FRS, FRSA The artist’s works: A Caricature Group c.1751 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Self-Portrait when Young 1753–1758 Tate Britain, London Frances, Countess of Dartmouth 1756 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Museo del Prado, Madrid David…