LRI4601397 The continence of Scipio the African, 1515-1542. (painting on wood) by Beccafumi, Domenico (1486-1551); Pinacoteca Nazionale & Museo di Palazzo Mansi, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The continence of Scipio the African. Roman general Scipio L\'Africain, after the siege of Cartagena (Spain) kidnapped from the Carthaginians, frees the Celtiber hostages. He kept some of it, and his soldiers kept a particularly beautiful girl for him. Scipion refused the offer and returned the girl to his family. Painting by Domenico Beccafumi (1486-1551), 1515-1542. wood. Dim: 68x140cm. Italy, National Pinacotheque of Lucca (Lucca, Pinacoteca Nazionale)); Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright.