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| Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld |
Artist:Jan Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, Antwerp 1601–1678 Antwerp)
Date:1630s
Medium:Oil on copper
Dimensions:10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (26.7 x 35.9 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Erna S. Blade, in memory of her uncle, Sigmund Herrmann, 1991
This infernal image of the 1630s was inspired by the "hell landscapes" of Jan Brueghel the Elder which in turn looked back to Bosch. The subject is from Virgil, Aeneid, Book VI.
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