id: 139676
accession number: 1963.456
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Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy, 1595. Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557-1602), after Federico Barocci (Italian, 1528-1612). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Austin Hauxhurst 1963.456
title: Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy
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creation date: 1595
creation date earliest: 1595
creation date latest: 1595
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Austin Hauxhurst
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culture: Italy, 16th century
technique: engraving
department: Prints
collection: PR - Engraving
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Bartsch XVIII.99.110
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CREATORS
* Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557-1602) - artist
* Federico Barocci (Italian, 1528-1612) - artist
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Graphic Art of Frederico Barocci
opening date: 1978-02-15T05:00:00
The Graphic Art of Frederico Barocci. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 15-March 25, 1978); Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (April 15-June 4, 1978).
title: Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family
opening date: 1979-03-18T05:00:00
Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (organizer) (March 18-May 20, 1979).
title: Idea to Image: Preparatory Studies from the Renaissance to Impressionism
opening date: 1980-02-19T05:00:00
Idea to Image: Preparatory Studies from the Renaissance to Impressionism. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 19-March 23, 1980).
title: Real Prints: Reproduction or Invention
opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00
Real Prints: Reproduction or Invention. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-May 17, 1987).
title: Images of War
opening date: 1991-11-05T05:00:00
Images of War. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).
title: Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
opening date: 2017-08-26T04:00:00
Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).
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Created at the end of the 1500s, this print stylistically marks the end of Renaissance art. Barocci’s swirling, emotional composition and the intensity of Agostino’s engraved network of lines prefigure the rise of Baroque art in the 1600s. However, ancient legends such as the Trojan War, revived and popularized during the Renaissance, continued to inspire artists for centuries to come. Here, Aeneas carries his elderly father Anchises, who in turn rescues small statues of their household gods while the city of Troy burns. Both acts stress the men’s virtuous dedication to home and family. Aeneas’s young son Ascanius and his wife Creusa flee with them, but Creusa’s separation from the group alludes to her fate: she falls behind and is lost as the Greeks invade the city.
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