The Trojans Repairing Their Ships in Sicily
c. 1520
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 58.7 × 87.6 cm (23 1/8 × 34 1/2 in.) framed: 83.5 × 205.3 × 8.5 cm (32 7/8 × 80 13/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1939.1.250
Art Historical Context
In the enchanting landscape of *The Trojans Repairing Their in Sicily* (c. 1520), Dosso Dossi captures a pivotal moment from Virgil's *eneid*. Here, the Trojan exiles, led by Aeneas, pause in Sicily to mend their storm-battered vessels after funeral games honoring Anchises. This oil-on-canvas masterpiece, measuring 58.7 × 87.6 cm, the High Renaissance fascination with classical antiquity, blending myth with vivid naturalism. Dossi, a leading Ferrarese painter and court artist to the Este dukes, drew inspiration from Venetian masters like Titian and Giorgione. His innovative use of oil allowed...