Verovering van Carthago door Scipio Africanus

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hoogte 190 mm x breedte 252 mm

Art Historical Context

Gerard van Groeningen's *Verovering van Carthago door Scipio Africanus* (Conquest of Carthage by Scipio Africanus), created between 1560 and 1580, captures a pivotal moment from the Third Punic War. This pen drawing, measuring a modest 190 mm high by 252 mm wide, depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus's triumphant siege of Carthage in 146 BC, ending the city's dominance and reshaping the ancient Mediterranean world. In the Renaissance Netherlands, such classical subjects were immensely popular, symbolizing heroism and the fall of empires—resonating with the era's own turbulent conflicts, l...