The Victorious Hannibal Seeing Italy from the Alps for the First Time

The Victorious Hannibal Seeing Italy from the Alps for the First Time, or Hannibal the victor crossing the Alps, or Hannibal the victorious from the heights of the Alps looks out over the plains of Italy (Spanish: Aníbal vencedor que por primera vez mira Italia desde los Alpes) is an oil painting by Spanish painter Francisco Goya, dating from his early years. It is the oldest documented work by the painter.

The painting was created during Goya's stay in Italy in 1770–1771, for a competition announced by the Academy of Fine Arts in Parma. It takes up a historical theme related to the figure of Hannibal – the commander of the armies of ancient Carthage, who crossed the Alps with his army in the third century BC with the intention of conquering Roman Italy. The artist carefully followed the rules given by the academy for depicting the subject, made numerous preparatory drawings and at least …

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