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This is a drawing of three figures. The central figure is carrying two smaller figures on their shoulder. They seem to be in motion, with a chaotic and fiery background. The figures display distress and vulnerability. The drawing features intricate linework and depicts a cityscape with smoke and flames on the left and vegetation on the right.
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This is a drawing of three figures. The central figure is carrying two smaller figures on their shoulder. They seem to be in motion, with a chaotic and fiery background. The figures display distress and vulnerability. The drawing features intricate linework and depicts a cityscape with smoke and flames on the left and vegetation on the right.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aeneas Saving His Father from Troy

Ludwig Büsinck after Georges Lallemand

Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in tan and black
Dimensions
image: 34.8 x 21.8 cm (13 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 36.5 x 23.5 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1984.79.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • classical
  • mythology
  • chiaroscuro
  • Aeneas
Provenance

Unidentified collector, initial D (Lugt 712)

Inscription

lower left in block: G. Lallemand in. / Busnick fe:

Marks

recto: none; verso: in blue-black ink: D [unidentified, Lugt 3520?]

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 65589. 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.