Print made by Abraham Blooteling, 1640–1690, Dutchafter Gerard de Lairesse, 1640–1711, Flemish
Title:
Aeneas Entering Hades
Date:
between 1675 and 1680
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 5/16 inches (25.3 × 18.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left, "GL (in monogram) | Gerard Laviesse"; lower center: "Aeneas entering Hades | 420 | by A. Blooteling? (undescribed)"; lower right: "Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.833
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
branch | religious and mythological subject | Hades, the Underworld | Aeneas, guided by the Sibyl, enters the underworld through the cave of Avernus | talking | walking | mythology | men | stairs | armor | nude | helmet | toga | costume | portrait