Hannibal Recognising the Head of His Brother Hasdrubal
1728–30 | Giambattista Tiepolo
This scene from the Ca’ Dolfin series depicts the turning point in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage with a dramatic event: Hasdrubal had hurried with his army to aid his brother Hannibal, who up to that time had been the victorious general of the Carthaginians. But Hasdrubal was defeated and killed by the Romans, and as a sign of their victory, they sent his head to Hannibal in his camp.
This scene from the Ca’ Dolfin series depicts the turning point in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage with a dramatic event: Hasdrubal had hurried with his army to aid his brother Hannibal, who up to that time had been the victorious general of the Carthaginians. But Hasdrubal was defeated and killed by the Romans, and as a sign of their victory, they sent his head to Hannibal in his camp.
Artist:
Giambattista Tiepolo (1696 Venedig - 1770 Madrid) DNB
Time:
1728–30
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
oben und unten geschweift: top and bottom curved: 400 cm x 182,5 cm x 4 cm
Framed: 424 cm x 211 cm x 11 cm
Inscribed
Auf dem Schriftband oben das verballhornte Zitat: AGNOSCO IMILICITATAM CARTHAGINIS
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 6797
Provenance
Part of the furnishings of the great hall of Ca'Dolfin near S. Pantaleon in Venice; 1870 Coll. Miller v. Aichholz, Vienna; Coll. Castiglione, Vienna; acquired in 1930