Et bientôt dans le flanc ce monstre furieux...
1825
Medium
Lithograph in black on gray chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions
Image: 19.1 × 26.2 cm (7 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Primary support: 20.4 × 27.3 cm (8 1/16 × 10 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 28.7 × 41.4 cm (11 5/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
127405
Art Historical Context
**Et bientôt dans le fl ce monstre furieux** (1825) is a dramatic lithograph by Horace Vernet a leading French artist of the Romantic era renowned for his vivid history paintings and military scenes. The title, drawn from Virgil's *Aeneid*, evokes the moment of the Trojan Horse breaching Troy's walls—"And soon in the flank this monster..."—capturing the tension and impending doom as Greek warriors emerge from the wooden beast. Vernet's dynamic composition reflects Romanticism's emphasis on emotion, heroism, and epic narratives, drawing viewers into the chaos of ancient myth reimagined through ...