▁( alt . ▁Gi amb att ista ▁T ie p olo ), ▁painted ▁between ▁ 1 7 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 7 2 1 . ▁The ▁painting ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁Roman ▁general ▁Sci pio ▁African us ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 9 ▁B CE ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ba ec ula ▁in ▁present - day ▁Spain ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁Car th agini ans , ▁capt uring ▁their ▁I ber ian ▁and ▁North ▁African ▁al lies . ▁The ▁painting ▁details ▁the ▁moment ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁captured ▁Afr icans ▁is ▁brought ▁before ▁Sci pio , ▁who ▁recogn ises ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁Mass iva , ▁the ▁nep hew ▁of ▁a ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Num idia , ▁Mass in issa . ▁Sci pio ▁reported ly ▁fre es ▁Mass iva , ▁sending ▁him ▁home ▁to ▁his ▁uncle ▁l aden ▁with ▁g ifts ▁and ▁so ▁winning ▁Mass in issa ' s ▁loyal ty ▁for ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁T ie p olo ▁( 1 6 9 6 - 1 7 7 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁painter ▁and ▁et cher ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁decor ative ▁fres co ▁cycles . ▁T ie p olo ▁joined ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁pain ters ’ ▁con fr atern ity ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 7 ▁at ▁twenty ▁one ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁His ▁pat rons ▁included ▁such ▁people ▁as ▁do ge ▁Giovanni ▁II ▁Corn aro , ▁arch bishop ▁D ion is io ▁D olf in ▁of ▁U d ine , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁amb assador