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Neptune Calming the Tempest That Aeolus Raised Against Aeneas's Fleet
c. 1515–16
(Italian, 1470/82–1527/34)
after Raphael
(Italian, 1483–1520)
Sheet: 22.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1930.580
Catalogue raisonné: Bartsch 352 (XIV.264); Delaborde 146.102
Location: not on view
Description
This engraving depicts an episode in the epic Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil (70–19 BC). Skimming the ocean waves in a seashell chariot, Neptune raises his trident as he confronts the cherub-faced winds sent by their master, Aeolus. Although some of the Trojan fleet is lost in the waves, Neptune calms the tempest in time to save Aeneas and a few of his ships as they escape the fallen city of Troy in search of a new home.- ?-1930(M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, NY)October 27, 1930The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).The Sea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 23-October 25, 1950).
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