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This is a drawing of two figures posing against billowing smoke and architectural structures. The drawing is done in ink and a wash technique on textured paper, using fluid lines to define forms and movement. The figures are muscular, with shadows accentuating their physique. The background includes swirling clouds and city-like structures. Shading adds depth and emphasizes dramatic tension in the scene.
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This is a drawing of two figures posing against billowing smoke and architectural structures. The drawing is done in ink and a wash technique on textured paper, using fluid lines to define forms and movement. The figures are muscular, with shadows accentuating their physique. The background includes swirling clouds and city-like structures. Shading adds depth and emphasizes dramatic tension in the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Burning Troy

Gaspare Diziani

Date
c. 1733
Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash on tan laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 39.1 x 32.9 cm (15 3/8 x 12 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1971.79.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Venetian
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Aeneas
  • Anchises
Provenance

(E. V. Thaw); acquired 1971 by the National Gallery of Art

NGA object ID 52916. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.