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Unlike many representations of this scene, here the couple are shown kneeling in thanks (not in custody) and the ransom has already been returned. Scipio is shown directing his compassion towards the girl. The dress of the retinue is loosely based on fifteenth-century Burgundian dress (not Roman, but of an historical flavour).
This picture is a copy after Rubens's painting of 1620, which was destroyed by fire.
National Trust, Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
near Chippenham
Title
The Continence of Scipio
Date
17th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 82 x W 115.5 cm
Accession number
996275
Acquisition method
gift from Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark), 1948
Work type
Painting