Aeneas Flees Troy with his Family

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Jaco (engravers (printmakers))
,
Domenichino (after)

Periods

18th century, 19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Aeneas walks with his father Anchises on his back. In his left hand, Anchises carries the household gods (Penates). In front of Aeneas is his son Ascanius.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Jaco , Domenichino VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-II
Description
Subjects mythologies (religious concept) , figures (representations)
Tags Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass, Roman gods and legends Iconclass, the story of Aeneas' wanderings to Italy (Virgil, Aeneid) Iconclass, Aeneas' wanderings to Italy: from Troy to Carthage (Virgil, Aeneid II-III) Iconclass, Aeneas leaves the country of Troy Iconclass, '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 Iconclass, father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-II
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11455/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-II
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