# The Continence of Scipio

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BACICCIO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/baciccio-r36401f46ad2ea7>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 33 x 44 cm

## Commentary

The Continence of Scipio c. 1687 Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 33 x 44 cm Private collection This painting is a preparatory oil sketch for a large canvas \(now lost\) commissioned by the Marchese Niccolò Maria Pallavicini.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)