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The Trojan Horse Being Dragged into the City of Troy
Giulio Bonasone (Italian, c. 1510–after 1576)LinkedCulture matchlcp-366cc5a004f9
- Date
- 1545
- Medium
- Engraving on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 142544
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The source of this engraving was a design by Francesco Primaticcio, an Italian Mannerist who worked at Fountainebleu. It represents a scene from the Trojan War, which was recounted in the Aeneid , an epic by Virgil. The Trojans found a wooden horse that had been left as an offering to their gods outside the gates of Troy. Thinking that after 10 years the Greeks must surely have lifted their siege of the city and departed, the Trojans decided that it was safe to bring the horse into the city. However, that night the Greek soldiers who had hidden themselves inside the horse opened the gates for their compatriots and invaded Troy.
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- Credit line
- Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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