The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R2806
People: Giorgio Ghisi, Italian (Mantua 1520 - 1582 Mantua)
After Giovanni Battista Sculptore, Italian (1503 - 1575)
Title: The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Siege of Troy
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1545
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/245189

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: 38 x 49.2 cm (14 15/16 x 19 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Pierre Mariette, (2096). Initials P.M. in his distinctive script, with right-extending tail on P., recto, bottom center; the drawing at L.2096 does not show this feature clearly.
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/v
Standard Reference Number: B. 29, L. 8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R2806
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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