Who created "The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V"?

The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V was created by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson in c. 1823.

When was "The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V" created?

This artwork was created c. 1823.

What medium is "The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V"?

The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V is Black crayon on blue-gray laid paper.

Is "The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V" in the public domain?

Yes, The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

c. 1823

Medium

Black crayon on blue-gray laid paper

Dimensions

19.7 × 31.6 cm (7 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Classification

crayon

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

101515

Art Historical Context

In the Prints and Drawings department of the Institute of Chicago, *The Archery Match, from the Aene, Book V* (c. 1823) by Anne-Louis Girodet Roussy-Trioson a dramatic moment from Virgil's epic poem. This preparatory drawing depicts the tense archery contest during the funeral games for Anchises, by Aeneas on Sicily's shores—a scene blending heroic competition with classical antiquity's grandeur. Girodet, a French painter trained under Jacques-Louis David, bridged Neoclassicism's precise forms with emerging Romantic expressiveness, often drawing on literary sources like the *Aeneid* for his hi...

The Archery Match, from the Aeneid, Book V

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