Battle of the Romans under Scipio against the Carthaginians / Agostino di Musi
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- Accession Number
- 1976/1.211
- Title
- Battle of the Romans under Scipio against the Carthaginians
- Artist
- Agostino di Musi
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- (Venice, 1490 - 1540)
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Object Creation Date
- after 1531
- Style/Group/Movement
- Renaissance
- Inscription
- Signed on plate, l.r.: AV. From the collections of Sir Peter Lely (L. 2092) and Martin Foulkes (L. 1034). Marks on recto in black ink, l.r.: Sir Peter Lely / Martin Foulkes
- Dimensions
- 34 cm x 46.8 cm (13 3/8 in. x 18 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Physical Description
- A group of men wage battle against each other in a rocky landscape. Some of the men wear ancient Roman armor while others are only partially clothed. The combatants wield spears and swords, and some are on horseback. The mounted soldier in the center of the scene holds a large banner. A burning city is visible in the distance.
- Subject Matter
- Agostino Musi captures the chaos of battle through the dense masses of men and horses locked in struggle within a harsh, rocky landscape. The scene ostensibly represents a battle between the Romans under the command of Scipio and the Carthaginians from north Africa during the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BCE), but does not depict any specific military engagement.
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- armor (protective wear)
- battles
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- horses
- rocks
- spears (weapons)
- swords
- Secondary Keywords
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- armed conflicts
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- descriptors
- edged weapons
- events
- inorganic material
- intaglio prints
- mammals
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- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- protective wear
- staff weapons
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1151 x 851
- File Size
- 116 KB
- Record
- 1976/1.211
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-1.211/1976_1.211.jpg
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"Battle of the Romans under Scipio against the Carthaginians; Agostino di Musi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-1.211/1976_1.211.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 03, 2024.
