Caption
Aeneas and his family flee from Troy, print, Aeneas walks with his father Anchises on his back. In his right hand, Anchises carries the household gods (Penates). Behind Aeneas walks his son Ascanius. In the background, burning Troy. Italian text in two columns in the bottom margin., printmaker: Master of the Dice, Italy, after design by Raphael, c. 1530 - c. 1560, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 226 mm x width 183 mm, 'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates, his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way, A monochrome engraving shows three nude or partially draped male figures in a classical style. A large bearded man sits on the shoulders of a muscular young man who stands and supports him with one arm around the youth's chest and one hand resting on the youth's head. The seated man's drapery billows behind him. A small child stands beside them, holding the drapery with both hands and looking upward. In the background a helmeted soldier stands holding a long spear and a round shield, and distant structures and a low skyline are visible beneath swirling cloud forms. The image is rendered with fine crosshatching and strong chiaroscuro, emphasizing musculature and textural detail.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B37_304
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34.8Mb (6.1Mb) / 10.4in x 13.0in / 3126 x 3891 (300dpi)