The Trojans hauling the wooden horse into Troy
Medium
Engraving; first state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 24 7/8 in. (40.5 × 63.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.255
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Trojans Hauling the Wooden Horse into Troy*, a dramatic 1545 engraving by Italian artists Giulio Bonasone and Francesco Primaticcio. first-state impression—measuring an impressive 15 1516 × 24 7/8 inches—captures the fateful moment from Virgil's *Aeneid*, when unsuspecting Trojans drag the Greek gift horse through their city gates, sealing their doom. Bonasone, a master engraver, likely translated Primaticcio's Mannerist design into intricate lines, blending dynamic figures with architectural grandeur in the style of the Fontainebleau School. Engravings like this were revolutionar...
About the Artist
Giulio Bonasone|Francesco Primaticcio · 1500–1600
Comment on works: History; Mythology