The Continence of Scipio [original sense]
c. 1540
Sculptor, Bolognese, 1494 - 1553
Artwork overview
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Medium
lead
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (oval): 3.7 x 4.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
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Accession
1991.146.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on frieze band above arch, right: CONT[INENTIA]; on frieze band above arch, left: CASTI[TAS] [CHASTITY]; on dais a lower right: .SCIPI[ONIS]. [The co nence of Scipio]
Markings
"10" in white paint
Wikidata ID
Q63860862