Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Italian

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Italian, 1687-1767) The Continence of Scipio

Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 38 in. (53.9 x 96.5 cm)

Provenance

Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Footnote:

Literature

Franca Zava Boccazzi, Pittoni, L'Opera Completa, Venice, 1979, nos. 32, 144, 248, 256, and 273 (other examples illustrated).

Note

Based on a transparency and photographs, George Knox believes the present work is likely a bozzetto, or preparatory sketch by Pittoni.

Condition report:

Frame: 27 5/8 x 44 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.