Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld
The Met
Artist: Jan Brueghel the Younger(Flemish, Antwerp 1601–1678 Antwerp)
Date: 1630s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (26.7 x 35.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Erna S. Blade, in memory of her uncle, Sigmund Herrmann, 1991
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A dark landscape painting with a woman, an armored man, fires, swirling skies, and numerous figures
Detailed Description
The painting depicts a vast, dark landscape filled with numerous figures and various natural elements. The scene is divided roughly into two halves by a central, dark rock formation. On the left, a city with tall buildings sits by a winding river under a dark, stormy sky with greenish-yellow light emanating from swirling clouds. Fires burn in the foreground on this side, and many small, dark figures are scattered across the land and in the water. In the center foreground, a woman in a green dress with a bare chest points to the left, while an armored man with a helmet and a sword stands beside her, looking in the same direction. Both are positioned on a dark, rocky path. To the right of the central figures, the landscape is dominated by a towering, dark mountain with a large, burning city on its slopes and at its base. The sky above this side is a fiery red and orange, with visible flames and smoke. Numerous small figures, some winged, populate the mountainside and the foreground. Below the central figures, and extending to the bottom right, are groups of nude or partially clothed figures, some lying motionless on the ground, others in contorted positions. Further to the right, a large group of figures, some in dark robes, are gathered, while others are being pulled or are in distressed postures. The overall color palette is dark, with deep greens, browns, and grays, punctuated by bright reds and oranges from the fires and the sky, and occasional pale skin tones of the figures.
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