Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl Entering the Infernal Regions
1610–62
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on blue-gray paper
Dimensions
9 x 12-5/8 in. (22.9 x 32.0 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Selden Gift, 1977
Accession Number
1977.134
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic underworld of classical mythology with Giovanni Francesco Romanelli's *Aeneas and the Cuman Sibyl Entering thenal Regions* (c. 1610–1662). This intricate drawing captures the Trojan hero Aeneas, armed with shield and spear, guided by prophetic Cumaean Sibyl as they descend into Hades.elli, a prominent Italian Baroque artist known for his work in the Vatican and papal commissions, masterfully renders this pivotal moment from Virgil's *Aeneid*, blending classical antiquity with 17th-century dynamism. The scene draws from Book VI of the *Aeneid*, where Aeneas seeks his fat...
About the Artist
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli · 1610–1662
Italian painter and tapestry designer. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious