The wounded Scipio (?) in armour, surrounded by soldiers and two men in civil dress. Colour aquatint with etching by J.T. Prestel, 1782, after Polidoro da Caravaggio.
- Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543.
- Date:
- [1782?]
- Reference:
- 2854856i
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About this work
Description
There are earlier engravings of this composition, e.g. by Giulio Bonasone and by J. Saenredam after a drawing by Goltzius after the painted fresco by Polidoro, but neither of those two engravings identifies the subject as a member of the Scipio family. Presumably meant to be Publius Cornelius Scipio (d. 211 BC)), who was wounded at the battle of the Ticino river against Hannibal in the second Punic War (Livy book XXI, and Polybius book III)
Publication/Creation
[Frankfurt am Main?] : [publisher not identified], [1782?]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with aquatint, printed in bistre colour ; sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm
Lettering
Dessin de Polidoro de Caravaggio. J.T. Prestel sc. Norimb. 1782. E museo Prauniano
Bears number: No. 30
References note
R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, no. 6081, p. 510 ("Der verwundete Scipio. Bekannt durch den Stich von H. Goltzius u. A.")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2854856i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores