Die Enthaltsamkeit der Scipio, 1778

Title

Die Enthaltsamkeit der Scipio

Draughtsman

• Januarius Zick

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for a painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert, datiert und bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): Ja. Zick inv. et pinx 1778

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Straßer 1994.498.Z.137

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• portrayal of a historical event

Persons Shown

• Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
• Allucius (Prince of the Celtiberians)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Titus Livius

Illustrated Passage

• Livius: Ab urbe condita, 2, 40
• Livius: Ab urbe condita, 1, 13
• Plutarch: Vitae parallelae, Romulus, 19

Primary

• 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
• 45C41(+2) (military) camp with tents (+ land forces)