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Publius Cornelius Scipio Returns a Prisoner Palazzo Pantini Nicchiarelli RESIDENZA D’EPOCA The Room of the ancient Roman Republic The ceiling of the room is finely frescoed according to a classic compositional scheme, in which the author has placed the five main historical-mythological scenes in a complex and rich decorative surround made up of frames and squares and populated by cupids, angels, winged demons and bizarre allegorical figures from a surprising repertoire of ornamental motifs such as rare and refined grotesques, candelabra, festoons of plants and flowers, grisaille medallions and an incredible quantity of fantastic and realistic animals. Finally, at the four corners of the ceiling, the coat of arms of the Pompilj family, the rampant lion, here inserted in a horse-head shield, can be seen. The five main scenes are work of the artist Bartolomeo Pinelli and depict a number episodes related to the history of the Roman republic. The frescoes were created at the request of Giovanni Pompilj on the basis of his personal tastes and focus on moments of intense pathos, strong emotion and inner reflection. 2 It is interesting to note that these five scenes are also present among the copper engravings made by Pinelli between 1816 and 1819 and which he himself collected and published with the Roman publisher Giovanni Scudellari in the beautiful volume: “The Roman History of Bartolomeo Pinelli” illustrated in one hundred etching plates with comments from Charles Rollin’s Histoire Romaine. This volume consists of one hundred plates engraved on copper and printed on fine paper in a larger format than previous publications, in which the author develops a language of narrative and gestural schemes creating an emphatic amplification of nineteenth-century neoclassical painting. Bartolomeo Pinelli had a great passion for ancient history and was fascinated by the texts and narration of Charles Rollin's Histoire Romaine, published in France in 1738, the result of a free translation of the work of Tito Livio’s “Ab Urbe condita libri”, a monumental history of Rome from its foundation to 9 AC and a valuable and irreplaceable resource for knowledge of the historical events of republican Rome. Charles Rollin, a famous French scholar and academic (Paris, January 30, 1661 - September 14, 1741), was actually a mediocre historian, but his highly descriptive treatment and his innovative pedagogical style made him a point of reference in historical matters during the 1700s. Bartolomeo Pinelli was so impressed by his work that under each of his plates he carefully recorded an explanatory caption, drawing inspiration from the texts and narration of Charles Rollin’s Histoire Romaine and went as far as to mention it in the title of his collection. Returning to the frescoes in the room, the five main scenes will be examined following the chronological order of the events which inspired them. 3 Publius Cornelius Scipio demands the oath of the Roman nobles The subject of this frescoe is Publius Cornelius Scipio, heroic military commander and politician. We are in the course of the Second Punic War. Hanibal’s Carthaginians have invaded Italy and have already inflicted four terrible defeats upon the Romans, in Ticino, Trebbia, Trasimeno and finally in Canne. For them the road to Rome now seems cleared. In 216 BC, Publius Cornelius Scipio, holding the position of “military tribune”, was among the survivors of the disastrous battle of Canne where, showing great courage and determination, he worked to save the few straggling survivors of the Roman legions taking refuge in the nearby city of Canosa. Upon learning of the intentions of numerous Roman patricians and nobles to leave Rome and flee in exile to Veii, he faced them with arms in hand, threatening them and forcing them to swear allegiance to Rome and the republic. The fresco illustrates the moment when the young military tribune Publius Cornelius Scipio, holding a sword, forces the Roman patricians to renounce their flight and swear allegiance to Rome and the republic. The scene of this fresco is also the subject of the engraving reproduced in Plate 58 of the collection “The Roman History of Bartolomeo Pinelli” and the following description by the artist himself is in the caption shown at the bottom of the engraving: “Publio Cornelio Scipione, having learned that in Canosa, after the battle of Canne, so fatal to the Romans, secret talks were held by the main citizens to abandon the Republic, he went to the house of Lucio Cecilio Metello, where they had gathered, and with naked sword obliges them with an oath not to abandon the Republic or he would kill anyone who dared not to obey”. 4 5 Publius Cornelius Scipio returns a prisoner The protagonist of this fresco is again Publius Cornelius Scipio, who has now become a general. We are still in the course of the Second Punic War: after the overwhelming victories of Ticino, Trebbia, Trasimeno and Canne, Hannibal’s advance seemed unstoppable. The Romans attempted diversionary actions, attacking the Carthaginians in their territories in attempts to avoid further clashes in Italy. In 210 BC, the young general Publius Cornelius Scipio managed to inflict an important defeat on the Carthaginians in the Iberian Peninsula with the victorious siege of the city of Cartagena (Nova Carthago). This victorious conquest of Cartagena was also celebrated and remembered for the clemency and great humanity with which Scipio treated the hostages. The fresco illustrates the moment when the young general Publius Cornelius Scipio, after the victorious siege of Cartagena and showing great humanity, returns a prisoner betrothed to a Celtiberian prince. The scene of this fresco is the subject of the engraving reproduced in Plate 63 of the collection “The Roman History of Bartolomeo Pinelli” and the following description by the artist himself is in the caption shown at the bottom of the engraving: “Scipione Affricano, after the conquest of Cartagena in Spain, among the various proofs of his generosity, returns without ransom a young prisoner of rare beauty to Allucio, Prince of Celtiberi, to whom she had already been promised in marriage”. 6 7 Hannibal receives the severed head of his brother Hasdrubal The protagonist of this fresco is Hannibal Barca, the great Carthaginian general. During the Second Punic War Hannibal was engaged in Italy and had entrusted the command of the Spanish province to his younger brother Hasdrubal. In the spring of 207 BC, Hasdrubal attempted to reach Hannibal in Italy with reinforcements, but two Roman consuls, Marcus Livius Salinator and Gaius Claudius Nero, with their respective armies, faced him to prevent him from rejoining Hannibal. The clash took place near the Metauro River and was a great victory for the Romans. Many Carthaginians were killed, among them Hasdrubal himself, whose head was cut off by the victors and then thrown in front of Hannibal’s fortified camp. The fresco illustrates the moment in which the severed head of his brother Hasdrubal, defeated and killed by the Romans in the battle of Metauro, is brought before Hannibal in the Carthaginian camp. The scene of this fresco is the subject of the engraving reproduced in Plate 65 of the collection “The Roman History of Bartolomeo Pinelli” and the following description by the artist himself is in the caption shown at the bottom of the engraving: “The head of his brother Hasdrubal having been thrown in to Hannibal’s camp, defeated by Livy and Nero, he recognises in this the inevitability of his own ruin”. 8 9 The killing of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus The protagonist of this fresco is Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, a famous plebeian tribune. The “tribune of the plebs” was the first plebeian magistracy in Rome, established about 15 years after the foundation of the Roman Republic in 494 BC. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus came to hold the position of tribune of the people in 133 BC where he distinguished himself through an important reform project centered on an agrarian law that would limit the abuses on the division of land carried out by the richest and most powerful aristocrats to the detriment of medium and small landowners. When, at the end of his mandate, he sought to reapply for the office of plebeian tribune, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was accused by the caste of patrician Senators of aspiring to tyranny and was killed during the tumultuous riots that developed in the Capitol between the opposing factions. The fresco illustrates the moment when Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, now on the ground, is overwhelmed and is about to be killed by his opponents during the riots in the Capitol. The scene of this fresco is the subject of the engraving reproduced in Plate 71 of the collection “The Roman History of Bartolomeo Pinelli” and the following description by the artist himself is in the caption shown at the bottom of the engraving: “The unfortunate Tiberius Gracchus, while trying to save himself by escaping from the tumult that arose between the Senate and the Tribunes, falling to his misfortune, is killed by blows of seats by P. Saturejo and Lucio Rubrio, his colleagues and Tribunes”. 10 11 The appearance to Brutus of his Evil Spirit The protagonist of this fresco is Marcus Junius Brutus, orator, politician, senator and adopted son of Gaius Julius Caesar. Following the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar, the two main conspirators and assassins Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus were pursued by Caesar Octavian and Mark Antony who wanted to avenge the death of the “father of the country” and permanently defeat the republican opposition. The decisive clash between the armies of the Caesarians, led by Mark Antony and Octavian, and those of the so-called republicans, led by the assassins Cassius and Brutus, took place in 42 BC in Philippi, Macedonia, and saw the defeat of the republicans.
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