Aeneas Carrying Anchises in the Burning of Troy
Francesco Allegrini · Italian
Date: 1624–63
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink on mount
Dimensions: 3-13/16 x 5-1/8 in. (9.7 x 13.0 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Themes: Aeneas, Fire, Human Figures
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Date range
1624 – 1663
Largest dimension
13.0 cm
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