Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders as he, his son Ascanius and his wife Creusa flee from the sack of Troy. Engraving by R. Guidi after Agostino Carracci after F. Barocci.

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Creusa, wife of Aeneas (Legendary character)

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Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders as he, his son Ascanius and his wife Creusa flee from the sack of Troy. Engraving by R. Guidi after Agostino Carracci after F. Barocci.