Sinon Deceiving the Trojans

c. 1545

Giorgio Ghisi after Giovanni Battista Scultori

Associated Names
Giorgio Ghisi

Artist, Italian, 1520 - 1582

Giovanni Battista Scultori

Artist After, Italian, 1503 - 1575

This is an illustration of soldiers and a divine apparition. The image shows soldiers on both sides of a body of water, with two central figures in the water. Soldiers on the banks point towards them with swords and shields. Above and to the right, the heavens reveal a vision of a galloping horse integrated within a cloud. The scene is set in a natural landscape with trees, rocks, and hills. The soldiers are depicted in intricate detail, showcasing ornate armor and expressive postures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to platemark): 35.9 x 47.1 cm (14 1/8 x 18 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.2.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boorsch/Lewis 1985, no. 7, State i/v

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1985

  • Boorsch, Suzanne and Michal and R.E. Lewis. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 120; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 000817; lower center in plate: I.B. MANUTANUS. IN.; lower left in image on bank: GEOR / MANT / F; lower center in image: I. B. MANTVANVS. IN.

Wikidata ID

Q76341278

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