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The Continence of Scipio
Also titled De grootmoedigheid van Scipio
Karel van Mander (I) (Meulebeke, 1548–1606)
1600
- Medium
- copper (metal), oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 44 cm x width 79 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
The Roman general Scipio has just captured New Carthage. Standing among the prisoners of war is a young woman, part of Scipio’s spoils. However he displays magnanimity. When her family and fiancé come to buy her freedom, he lets her go for free and unharmed. Van Mander created depth by painting the figures in the foreground in bright colours, while the background is less vivid.
