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

Other works by Anthony van Dyck


Anthony van Dyck Lady Mary Villiers as St. Agnes
Lady Mary Villiers as St. Agnes
c. 1635

Anthony van Dyck Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, and Aletheia, Countess of Arundel
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, and Aletheia, Countess of Arundel
c. 1639

Anthony van Dyck Portrait of Lucas van Uffel
Portrait of Lucas van Uffel

Anthony van Dyck Saint Sebastian Bound for Martyrdom
Saint Sebastian Bound for Martyrdom
c. 1617-18

Anthony van Dyck Christ Carrying the Cross
Christ Carrying the Cross
c. 1618