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

Marcantonio RaimondiLinkedCulture matchlcp-0209090d3d3a

Date: c. 1515–16
Medium: engraving
Culture: Italy, 16th century
Department: Prints
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 112105

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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.

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Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Provenance: ?-1930: (M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, NY) | October 27, 1930: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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European Renaissance Armor Components
These objects are all pieces of defensive armor and military equipment from 15th-17th century Europe, primarily from major armoring centers like Italy, Germany, and France.
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