The Trojans Repulsing the Greeks

1538

Giovanni Battista Scultori, after Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Scultori

Artist, Italian, 1503 - 1575

Giulio Romano

Artist After, Roman, 1499 - 1546

This is a drawing depicting a battle scene with ships and mythological creatures. The composition features a dense arrangement of figures and objects in dynamic motion. The ships are ornately decorated and appear to be engaged in a naval battle. The scene includes muscular figures with some in armor wielding weapons and shields, as well as mythological creatures like sea horses. The figures are shown in various poses and motions, adding to the chaos and action of the scene. The detailed line work and intense composition suggest an epic and dramatic narrative.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on two sheets of laid paper pasted together

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 40.1 × 58.6 cm (15 13/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.65.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 20, State i

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower center: I.B.Mantuanus Sculptor 1538; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: B26, 322

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q65568969

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