Vergoddelijking van Aeneas

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

### Vergoddelijking vanas Step into the dramatic world of classical mythology with *Vergoddelijking Aeneas* (The Deification of Aeneas an etching by French artist Michel Corneille (1640–1705). Created between 165 and 1702, this work draws from Virgil's *Aeneid*, capturing the heroic moment when Aeneas, the Trojan prince and founder of Rome, ascends to godhood amid swirling clouds and divine figures. In the Baroque era, such mythological scenes celebrated antiquity's grandeur, blending religious fervor with humanistic ideals—a hallmark of 17th-century European art. Corneille, a skilled engrav...