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Style of Giovanni Stradanus (Jan van der Straet) (Bruges 1523-Florence 1605)
The Taking of Carthago Nova by Scipio c.1568-78
Pen and black ink with grey wash | 39.6 x 40.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906864
Style of Giovanni Stradanus (Jan van der Straet) (Bruges 1523-Florence 1605)
The Taking of Carthago Nova by Scipio c.1568-78
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A drawing of a fortifiied town with its defenders crowding the battlements, and the Roman army amassed around it, ready to attack. Several soldiers are scaling the walls. The scene is surrounded by decorative borders with military trophies, and an empty cartouche above. Inscribed within the upper border: Publius Cornelius, Scipio in Hispania Nouam Cartaginem D[u]ce uno expugnauit. With RCIN 906864 and 906866, this is proably a design for a series of tapestries.
Provenance
First recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p.126: '16. Eight of the Twelve Months of the Year. The Triumph of Spring and Winter, and six of Military Engagements, design'd for Tapestry's')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and black ink with grey wash
Measurements
39.6 x 40.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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