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Neptune Calming the Tempest That Aeolus Raised Against Aeneas's Fleet

c. 1515–16

Marcantonio Raimondi

(Italian, 1470/82–1527/34)

after Raphael

(Italian, 1483–1520)
Culture
Italy, 16th century
Medium
engraving
Support
Laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 22.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1930.580
Catalogue raisonné
Bartsch 352 (XIV.264); Delaborde 146.102
Public Domain
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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.

Neptune Calming the Tempest That Aeolus Raised Against Aeneas's Fleet

c. 1515–16

Marcantonio Raimondi, Raphael

(Italian, 1470/82–1527/34), (Italian, 1483–1520)
Italy, 16th century

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