ANTONIO RAFAELLE CALLIANO* (1785-1824)

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ANTONIO RAFAELLE CALLIANO* (1785-1824)

A scene from the Trojan War

signed 'AC [linked] alliano di torino/faceva.'--oil on canvas
29½ x 53 3/8in. (75 x 135.6cm.)

Lot Essay

The present lot would appear to represent the point when Hector and Paris drive the Greeks back to their camp and ships. Venus is shown in the sky in support of the Trojans who wear the Phyrgian helmuts (Iliad: Books XII-XIII)