Jacob de Wet

The Continence of Scipio



Jacob de Wet - The Continence of Scipio



Jacob de Wet
The Continence of Scipio
63.5 x 85 cm
Oil on canvas
Sale Christie's London 16 May 1975


Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
Werner Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler IV, Landau/Pfalz, 1989, nr. 1859

Literature
Eric Jan Sluijter, Rembrandt's rivals, Amsterdam; Philadelphia, 2015, fig. IV-55


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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Jacob de Wet Daniel and the Dragon
Daniel and the Dragon

Jacob de Wet The Angel Leaving Tobias' Family
The Angel Leaving Tobias' Family

Jacob de Wet Maria in the Temple
Maria in the Temple

Jacob de Wet The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
1640s

Jacob de Wet The Twelve Year Old Jesus in the Temple
The Twelve Year Old Jesus in the Temple