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.
Provenance
(M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, NY) (?-1930); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 27, 1930)
Neptune Calming the Tempest That Aeolus Raised Against Aeneas's Fleet
c. 1515–16
Accession Number
1930.580
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
