Anthony van Dyck

The Continence of Scipio

Anthony van Dyck - The Continence of Scipio

Anthony van Dyck

The Continence of Scipio

c. 1620-21
183 x 232 cm
Oil on canvas
Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford

Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
Barnes I.157

Literature
Alejandro Vergara and Friso Lammertse (eds.), The Young Van Dyck, New York, NY, 2013, fig. 11

Iconclass

98B(SCIPIO AFRICANUS MAJOR)51 The continence of Scipio: he restores a captive woman to her bridegroom Allucius, who kneels before him; the ransom offered by the bride's parents is given to Allucius as a wedding-gift

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