Photograph of a Painting Series in The Elms

c.1962 - 1990

Photograph showing 'The Syphax Before Scipio' traditionally attributed to Giambattista Piazzetta (1683-1745). Recent Scholarly research has reattributed this painting to Antonio Molinari (Venetian, 1665-1727) or it was possibly a collaborative effort between the two artists. It is one of a series of four oil on canvas Venetian paintings (Italian, c. 1706) depicting scenes in the life of Scipio Africanus, the Roman General who conquered the North African City of Carthage in 203 B.C. This painting is located in the dining room at The Elms.

Penciled inscription on verso reads "Elms Din Rm South; Syphax Before Scipio by Piazzetta"

American

Newport

photographic print

gelatin silver

8" X 10"

Taken for the Preservation Society of Newport County

PSNCA.H.004.128

Related to object PSNC.2754.4; PSNCA.H.004.123