Continence of Scipio

Artists

Dimensions

20.3 × 26 cm (8 × 10 1/4 in.) framed: 27 × 32.5 cm (10 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Grand Dukes of Baden, since 1881[1], gift; to Staatliche Kunsthalle zu Karlsruhle, by 1915 [2], traded; to Rudolf Durm, 1930 [3]. [Christie's, Amsterdam, November 20, 2012, lot 19], sold; to Otto Naumann, offered for sale [through Sotheby's, New York, January 31, 2018, lot 17], bought in; Otto Naumann and Heidi D. Shafranek, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021 Notes [1] The panel was on loan to the Staatliche Kunsthalle zu Karlsruhle per correspondence with Dr. Tanja Banesch (2021). [2] In the sixth edition (1910) of Katalog der Gemälde-Galerie: in amtlichem Auftrag, the works were still ducal property, but in the seventh edition (1915) they are no longer owned by the dukes. Per correspondence with Dr. Tanja Banesch (2021). [3] The two panels were traded by the museum for two paintings by George Saal on December 5, 1930. Per correspondence with Dr. Tanja Banesch (2021).