The work represents scipio africanus, who conquered a large part of the iberian peninsula in the name of rome. Scipio has in his possession a beautiful young woman, fiancée of a celtiberian leader, but he rejects the ransom offered and returns the girl to his people. Object Type: painting. Date: 1799. Dimensions: height: 169 cm (66.5 in); width: 126 cm (49.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. La continencia de Escipión, de Juan Gálvez (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando)
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