The Continence of Scipio [original sense]

c. 1540

Giovanni Bernardi

Associated Names
Giovanni Bernardi

Sculptor, Bolognese, 1494 - 1553

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lead

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Roger Arvid Anderson

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 3.7 x 4.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    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

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