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The Victory of Scipio over Syphax
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Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
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Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; before, Q.METEL downwards; below, PIVS. Border of dots.
Rev.: Elephant r.; above, SCIPIO; below, IMP. Border of dots....
Denarius of Q. Caecilius Q.f. Q.n. Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Africa
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Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; before, Q.METEL downwards; below, PIVS. Border of dots.
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X-radiograph(s) of "Generosity of Scipio"
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X-Radiograph Description: X-Radiograph
X-Radiograph Settings: 5 ma, 40 kv, 1 min, 3 taken
Burroughs Number: 4178
X-Radiograph(s) of:
Artist: Stanzione, Massimo (?), Ital...
X-radiograph(s) of "Continence of Scipio (copy from Nicolas Poussin)"
X-radiograph(s) of "Continence of Scipio (copy from Nicolas Poussin)"
Burroughs Number: 3390
X-Radiograph(s) of:
Artist: Smibert, John, American, 1688-1751
Title: Continence of Scipio (copy from Nicolas Poussin)
Owner: Bowdoin College Museum o...
Fame crowning Scipio Africanus
Fame crowning Scipio Africanus
Squaring is a common technique used by artists to transfer a motif from a sketch to an actual artwork. By drawing a grid over the sketch, the motif can be copied section by section...

