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Anchises (Legendary character)

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5 images from works
  • Anchises, Dione, and Aeneas (centre); Salmacis and Hermaphroditus (left); Pan and Eros (right). Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
  • Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders holding the household gods, as they escape from the sack of Troy. Colour relief etching by Elisha Kirkall, 1722, after Ugo da Carpi, 1518, after Raphael.
  • Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders holding the household gods, as they escape from the sack of Troy. Colour relief etching by Elisha Kirkall, 1722, after Ugo da Carpi, 1518, after Raphael.
  • Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Aeneas carrying Anchises on his shoulders, while also leading his son Ascanius away from the fire of Troy. Coloured woodcut by L. Büsinck after G. Lallemand.

Works from the collections

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    Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his back, escaping from the sack of Troy, accompanied by Creusa and Ascanius. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654.

    Lombart, Pierre, 1612-1682. | Date: [1654] | Reference: 2814502i
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    Anchises foretells to Aeneas the future lineage of the Caesars. Engraving by P. Lombard, 1654, after F. Cleyn.

    Cleyn, Franz, 1590?-1658. | Date: [1654] | Reference: 2848021i
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    Aeneas is standing with his father Anchises on his shoulders as he rescues him from the fire of Troy, and he receives the household gods from his wife, Creusa. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

    Domenichino, 1581-1641 | Reference: 27553i
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    Aeneas carrying Anchises on his shoulders, while also leading his son Ascanius away from the fire of Troy. Coloured woodcut by L. Büsinck after G. Lallemand.

    Lallemand, Georges, 1575-1635. | Reference: 34796i
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    Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders holding the household gods, as they escape from the sack of Troy. Colour relief etching by Elisha Kirkall, 1722, after Ugo da Carpi, 1518, after Raphael.

    Raphael, 1483-1520. | Date: [1722] | Reference: 11578i
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Related topics

Aeneas
Troy (Extinct city)
Trojan War
Fathers and sons
Refugees

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