Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 40.7 × 54 cm · platemark: 40.6 × 52.5 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Austin Hauxhurst
Accession Number
1963.456
Tags
male
About this artwork
Created at the end of the 1500s, this print stylistically marks the end of Renaissance art. Barocci’s swirling, emotional composition and the intensity of Agostino’s engraved network of lines prefigure the rise of Baroque art in the 1600s. However, ancient legends such as the Trojan War, revived and popularized during the Renaissance, continued to inspire artists for centuries to come. Here, Aeneas carries his elderly father Anchises, who in turn rescues small statues of their household gods whi...