Aeneas Carrying Anchises from Burning Troy

c. 1733

Gaspare Diziani

Associated Names
Gaspare Diziani

Artist, Venetian, 1689 - 1767

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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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on tan laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 39.1 x 32.9 cm (15 3/8 x 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.79.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 37.

1994

  • The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 267, 277, 449, 1994, no. 172 (repro. p. 277, color)(entry by Margherita Giacometti).

Bibliography

1964

  • Scholz, J. Arts Quarterly, 27:2, 1964, fig.3, p.192.

1994

  • The Glory of Venice. Exh. cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museo del Settecento Veneziano - Ca'Rezzonico, Venice; Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 1994-1995: no. 172.

Wikidata ID

Q64571020

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