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Lot Essay
Claes Jansz. van der Willigen (1630-1676) a traité à plusieurs reprises la fuite d’Énée et de sa famille de la ville de Troie en flammes. Cet épisode est conté par Virgile (70-19 av. J.-C.) dans le chant II de l'Énéide, récit des épreuves de l’ancêtre mythique des Romains. Van der Willigen représente le héros troyen quittant la ville, portant son vieux père Anchise sur ses épaules, suivi de sa femme Créuse et de son fils Ascagne.
La Finnish National Gallery et le Museum Rotterdam conservent deux versions plus grandes du même sujet (no. inv. S-2004-195 et no. inv. 80024).
Claes Jansz. van der Willigen (1630-1676) depicted the flight of Aeneas and his family from the burning city of Troy on several occasions. This episode is recounted by Virgil (70-19 BC) in Canto II of the Aeneid, an account of the trials of the Romans' mythical ancestor. Van der Willigen depicts the Trojan hero leaving the city, carrying his old father Anchises on his shoulders, followed by his wife Creusa and his son Ascanius.
The Finnish National Gallery and Museum Rotterdam hold two larger versions of the same subject (inv. no. S-2004-195 and inv. no. 80024).
La Finnish National Gallery et le Museum Rotterdam conservent deux versions plus grandes du même sujet (no. inv. S-2004-195 et no. inv. 80024).
Claes Jansz. van der Willigen (1630-1676) depicted the flight of Aeneas and his family from the burning city of Troy on several occasions. This episode is recounted by Virgil (70-19 BC) in Canto II of the Aeneid, an account of the trials of the Romans' mythical ancestor. Van der Willigen depicts the Trojan hero leaving the city, carrying his old father Anchises on his shoulders, followed by his wife Creusa and his son Ascanius.
The Finnish National Gallery and Museum Rotterdam hold two larger versions of the same subject (inv. no. S-2004-195 and inv. no. 80024).