The Continence of Scipio

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The Continence of Scipio is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the Roman general Scipio Africanus nobly returning a captured woman to her fiancé.

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instanceOf history painting
neoclassical painting
painting
artisticStyle classical composition
clear, staged narrative
idealized figures
associatedWith Gavin Hamilton’s series of classical history paintings
Roman Republican values
classical antiquity
basedOn ancient Roman historical anecdote
story of Scipio Africanus returning a captive bride
countryOfOrigin Scotland
creator Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED
depictionType multi-figure composition
depicts Roman general
Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED
act of continence
captured woman
her fiancé
moral virtue
depictsEvent Scipio Africanus returning a captive bride to her fiancé
features Roman soldiers
classical architecture
her betrothed
kneeling captive woman
genre history painting
hasCulturalContext 18th-century Neoclassicism
hasEthicalFunction didactic example of virtue
hasTitle The Continence of Scipio NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
mainCharacter Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED
moralTheme honor
respect for marriage
self-restraint
virtue of the hero
movement Neoclassicism
narrativeType single key episode
portrays Scipio Africanus acting with chastity
Scipio Africanus acting with clemency
Scipio Africanus acting with magnanimity
Scipio Africanus returning a captured woman
portraysSetting Roman military camp
subjectMatter Roman history
military conquest
moral exemplum
timePeriodDepicted Second Punic War NERFINISHED

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Gavin Hamilton notableWork The Continence of Scipio