Who painted “Continence of Scipio”?

“Continence of Scipio” was painted by Pompeo Batoni in 1771. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

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Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.

Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (25 January 1708 – 4 February 1787) was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. Wikipedia

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“Time orders Old Age to destroy Beauty”, 1746
“Sacred Heart of Jesus”, 1767
“Diana and Cupid”, 1761
“The Fall of Simon Magus”, 1745
“Emperor Joseph II with Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany”, 1769
“Portrait of Richard Milles”, 1758
“Francis Basset, I Baron of Dunstanville”, 1778
“David Garrick”, 1764