Giulio RomanoItalian, 1499–1546La Continence de Scipion
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Unknown
Where is “La Continence de Scipion” now? Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes. Unknown.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
Rennes, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- Inv 794.1.3231
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes — © Deschamps Louis; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Giulio Romano
The whole life1546
Set to lead the building of St. Peter's
Giulio was to return to Rome to become chief architect of the building of St. Peter's, but death prevented it.
1546 · Event
the church of San Barnaba in Mantua
According to Vasari, a Latin epitaph was placed on his tomb, 'Romanus moriens secum tres Julius artes abstulit (haud mirum) quatuor unus erat': in dying, Giulio the Roman took three arts with him, for he himself was the fourth. The grave was destroyed during repairs to the church in 1737.
1 November 1546
Died
