| The Continence of Scipio | |
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| Artist | Nicolas Poussin |
| Year | 1640 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 163.5 cm× 114.5 cm(64.4 in× 45.1 in) |
| Location | Pushkin Museum, Moscow |
The Continence of Scipio is an oil on canvas painting by Nicolas Poussin, from 1640. It is held in the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow.
It was commissioned by Abbé Gian Maria Roscioli, secretary to Pope Urban VIII. [1] It changed owners several times, reaching the Walpole collection in the first half of the 18th century, from which it was bought for the Hermitage Museum by Catherine the Great in 1779. It was reassigned to the Pushkin Museum in 1930, where it remains. [2] The painting is based on the historical continence of Scipio.
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