Agostino Carracci, Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy
Austin Hauxhurst, 1963.456 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Agostino Carracci

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

1595

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
40.6 × 52.5 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-201068

Created at the end of the 1500s, this print stylistically marks the end of Renaissance art. Barocci’s swirling, emotional composition and the intensity of Agostino’s engraved network of lines prefigure the rise of Baroque art in the 1600s. However, ancient legends such as the Trojan War, revived and popularized during the Renaissance, continued to inspire artists for centuries to come. Here, Aeneas carries his elderly father Anchises, who in turn rescues small statues of their household gods while the city of Troy burns. Both acts stress the men’s virtuous dedication to home and family. Aenea…

Provenance

Austin Hauxhurst, 1963.456

Registry history

  • 1595 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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