The Continence of Scipio [reversed sense]

Giovanni Bernardi

National Gallery of Art

This oval relief sculpture depicts multiple people wearing helmets and armor. A large group of people in the center walk towards the left, where a single person with a bare chest stands or sits with their face turned away from the armored group. This person holds a long object in one hand and raises it up above the group. In the background, on the left and right sides, are two decorated arches. The sculpture has a light bronze or gold color, with a darker patina in some areas. Some of the details are hard to make out. There is a small hole near the top of the sculpture.