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Aeneid Collection

"Aeneid: A Tale of Heroism and Destiny" In the midst of chaos, as Troy burns to ashes, Aeneas emerges as a symbol of resilience and determination

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas Flees from Troy

Aeneas Flees from Troy
The fall of Troy - Aeneas flees the city, carrying his father Anchises and accompanied by his son Ascanius and his wife Creusa who unfortunately dies

Background imageAeneid Collection: Roman mosaic

Roman mosaic

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneid Title Page

Aeneid Title Page
Title-page for the second part of Virgils Aeneid, in a French edition of 1662, featuring gods above, battles below, and some of the protagonists

Background imageAeneid Collection: Art Greek. Hellenistic. The Statue of Lacoon (Laacoonte). 2

Art Greek. Hellenistic. The Statue of Lacoon (Laacoonte). 2
Art Greek. Hellenistic. Statue of Lacoon and his sons (Antiphates and Thymbraeus). The sculpture is attributed by three sculptors from the island of Rhodes. Agesander, Athenedores and Polydorus

Background imageAeneid Collection: Virgil & Aeneid

Virgil & Aeneid
VIRGIL Roman writer, depicted reading his Aeneid to his patron, Maecenas

Background imageAeneid Collection: Virgil's tomb

Virgil's tomb
3740690 Virgil's tomb; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Roman burial vault in Naples thought to be tomb of the poet Virgil. Virgil (70 BC-19 BC) an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period

Background imageAeneid Collection: Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, 1st cnetury

Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, 1st cnetury
3330427 Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, 1st cnetury; (add.info.: Papyrus with a line of Virgil's Aeneid, which has been repeated as part of a writing exercise)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Four Seasons, Winter: Juno beseeches to destroy Aeneas' Fleet, 1856-1863

Four Seasons, Winter: Juno beseeches to destroy Aeneas' Fleet, 1856-1863. Creator: Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863)
Four Seasons, Winter: Juno beseeches to destroy Aeneas' Fleet, 1856-1863. Found in the Collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo.

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Trojans repulsing the Greeks. After Giulio Romano, 1538. Creator: Scultori (called Mantovano)

The Trojans repulsing the Greeks. After Giulio Romano, 1538. Creator: Scultori (called Mantovano)
The Trojans repulsing the Greeks. After Giulio Romano, 1538. Private Collection

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. From almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. From almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. From almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. From almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage, between 1772 and 1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout

The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage, between 1772 and 1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout
The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage, between 1772 and 1774

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, between 1772 and 1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout

The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, between 1772 and 1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout
The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, between 1772 and 1774

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas and Dido Fleeing the Storm, between c1772 and c1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout

Aeneas and Dido Fleeing the Storm, between c1772 and c1774. Creator: Jean Bernard Restout
Aeneas and Dido Fleeing the Storm, between c1772 and c1774

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas Offering Presents to King Latinus and Asking Him for the Hand of His Daughter, 1778

Aeneas Offering Presents to King Latinus and Asking Him for the Hand of His Daughter, 1778

Background imageAeneid Collection: Venus Ordering Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas (image 1 of 2), 1717. Creator: Jean Restout

Venus Ordering Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas (image 1 of 2), 1717. Creator: Jean Restout
Venus Ordering Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas (image 1 of 2), 1717

Background imageAeneid Collection: Camilla at War from Virgil's Aeneid, between 1708 and 1710. Creator: Giacomo del Po

Camilla at War from Virgil's Aeneid, between 1708 and 1710. Creator: Giacomo del Po
Camilla at War from Virgil's Aeneid, between 1708 and 1710

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Fight between Aeneas and King Turnus, from Virgil's Aeneid, c1700. Creator: Giacomo del Po

The Fight between Aeneas and King Turnus, from Virgil's Aeneid, c1700. Creator: Giacomo del Po
The Fight between Aeneas and King Turnus, from Virgil's Aeneid, c1700

Background imageAeneid Collection: Entellus and Dares, between 1520 and 1525. Creators: Marco Dente, Giulio Romano

Entellus and Dares, between 1520 and 1525. Creators: Marco Dente, Giulio Romano
Entellus and Dares, between 1520 and 1525

Background imageAeneid Collection: Dido at the stake summoning the gods. Creator: Kauffmann, Angelika (1741-1807)

Dido at the stake summoning the gods. Creator: Kauffmann, Angelika (1741-1807)
Dido at the stake summoning the gods. Private Collection

Background imageAeneid Collection: Énée aux enfers, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier

Énée aux enfers, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Enee aux enfers, 1842. Aeneas in Hades. Horreur! il apercoit la femme qui l'adore, Un poignard dans le coeur et les yeux pleins d'emoi; Qui d'un geste charmant que la pudeur decore

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. From almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Dido and Aeneas, c1630. Creator: Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti

Dido and Aeneas, c1630. Creator: Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti
Dido and Aeneas, c1630

Background imageAeneid Collection: Dido's Sacrifice to Juno, 1630. Creator: Pieter Lastman

Dido's Sacrifice to Juno, 1630. Creator: Pieter Lastman
Dido's Sacrifice to Juno, 1630

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas descends into the underworld. Creator: Philip Tideman

Aeneas descends into the underworld. Creator: Philip Tideman
Aeneas descends into the underworld

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus, c.1661-c.1663. Creator: Ferdinand Bol

Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus, c.1661-c.1663. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus, c.1661-c.1663. Other Title(s): Aeneas at the Court of Latinus

Background imageAeneid Collection: Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius, 1710. Creator: Solimena

Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius, 1710. Creator: Solimena, Francesco (1657-1747)
Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius, 1710. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas and Dido, 1739-1740. Creator: Solimena, Francesco (1657-1747)

Aeneas and Dido, 1739-1740. Creator: Solimena, Francesco (1657-1747)
Aeneas and Dido, 1739-1740. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Death of Lausus, early 19th century. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli

The Death of Lausus, early 19th century. Creator: Bartolomeo Pinelli
The Death of Lausus, early 19th century

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Apotheosis of Aeneas, 1615-1618. Creator: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)

The Apotheosis of Aeneas, 1615-1618. Creator: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)
The Apotheosis of Aeneas, 1615-1618. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageAeneid Collection: The Death of Dido, First third of 17th cen.. Creator: De Rosa (Annella di Massimo)

The Death of Dido, First third of 17th cen.. Creator: De Rosa (Annella di Massimo), Diana (1602-1643)
The Death of Dido, First third of 17th. Private Collection

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas and Dido, 17th century. Creator: Pasinelli, Lorenzo (1629-1700)

Aeneas and Dido, 17th century. Creator: Pasinelli, Lorenzo (1629-1700)
Aeneas and Dido, 17th century. Found in the collection of the Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Background imageAeneid Collection: Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan, 1748. Creator: Batoni

Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan, 1748. Creator: Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787)
Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan, 1748. Found in the collection of the Liechtenstein Museum

Background imageAeneid Collection: Head of Laocoon, n.d. Creator: Pietro Dandini

Head of Laocoon, n.d. Creator: Pietro Dandini
Head of Laocoon, n.d

Background imageAeneid Collection: Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions, n.d. Creator: Domenico Gargiulo

Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions, n.d. Creator: Domenico Gargiulo
Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions, n.d

Background imageAeneid Collection: Laöcoon, 1520/30. Creator: Jean de Gourmont

Laöcoon, 1520/30. Creator: Jean de Gourmont
Laocoon, 1520/30

Background imageAeneid Collection: Laöcoon, 1540/45. Creator: Nicolo Boldrini

Laöcoon, 1540/45. Creator: Nicolo Boldrini
Laocoon, 1540/45

Background imageAeneid Collection: Juno Commanding Aeolus to Release the Winds, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Juno Commanding Aeolus to Release the Winds, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Juno Commanding Aeolus to Release the Winds, n.d

Background imageAeneid Collection: Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's Aeneide, 1789. Almanac: Konigl. Grosbritannischer Historischer Genealogischer Calender, 1790. Aloys Blumauer's Vergils Aeneis travestirt (1783)

Background imageAeneid Collection: 4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
4th, century, bc, acheron, aeneid, allegoric, allegorical, allegory, ancient, age, art, boat, boatman, boundary, campania, charon, cross, dead, death, deceased, ferry, ferryman, gravestone, greek

Background imageAeneid Collection: AENEAS AND ANCHISES

AENEAS AND ANCHISES
Aeneas visits his dead father Anchises in the Underworld, and is shown a vision of the glorious heroes of Rome who will be his descendants

Background imageAeneid Collection: Lunette depicting Aeneas Fleeing from Burning Troy Carrying his Father Anchises Followed by

Lunette depicting Aeneas Fleeing from Burning Troy Carrying his Father Anchises Followed by Ascanius Carrying his
BEN124350 Lunette depicting Aeneas Fleeing from Burning Troy Carrying his Father Anchises Followed by Ascanius Carrying his Mother, from the Camerino, 1596 (fresco) by Carracci

Background imageAeneid Collection: Entellus killing the bull (colour litho)

Entellus killing the bull (colour litho)
3634488 Entellus killing the bull (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entellus killing the bull)

Background imageAeneid Collection: Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli (chromolitho)

Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli (chromolitho)
1093975 Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas kills Turnus, king of the Rutuli)



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"Aeneid: A Tale of Heroism and Destiny" In the midst of chaos, as Troy burns to ashes, Aeneas emerges as a symbol of resilience and determination. The Roman mosaic vividly captures his escape from the ravaged city, showcasing his unwavering spirit. The title page of the epic poem "Aeneid" by Virgil sets the stage for an extraordinary journey through ancient times. This masterpiece has captivated readers for centuries with its gripping narrative and profound themes. Greek art reaches new heights in the Hellenistic era, exemplified by the awe-inspiring statue of Laocoön. Its intricate details depict a moment frozen in time, echoing the trials faced by Aeneas on his quest. Virgil himself becomes intertwined with his creation - "The Aeneid. " As one delves into this literary treasure, they uncover layers of meaning and insight that have shaped Western literature since its inception. An allegorical representation from 4th century BC reveals how deeply ingrained "Aeneid" is within our cultural consciousness. The River Acheron serves as a metaphorical gateway to another realm, mirroring Aeneas' descent into darkness before emerging victorious. The bond between father and son takes center stage as we witness Aeneas carrying Anchises away from Troy's inferno. Francesco Massimiliano Laboureur's sculpture immortalizes their love amidst turmoil, reminding us of familial devotion amid chaos. Within a fresco painting dating back to 1596 lies an iconic scene - Aeneas fleeing burning Troy with Ascanius clutching onto hope beside him. This powerful image encapsulates their desperate flight towards destiny against all odds. Entellus' triumph over a mighty bull showcases not only physical strength but also echoes themes found within "Aeneid. " Just like Entellus conquers adversity in combat, so does our hero overcome countless obstacles on his fated path.