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Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld

1630s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 640
The literary reference for the subject depicted on this early example of Flemish oil on copper was the classical author Virgil’s Aeneid. The infernal “hell landscape” was inspired by paintings executed by the artist’s father, Jan Brueghel the Elder, who in turn had looked back to Hieronymus Bosch.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld
  • Artist: Jan Brueghel the Younger (Flemish, Antwerp 1601–1678 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1630s
  • Medium: Oil on copper
  • Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (26.7 x 35.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Erna S. Blade, in memory of her uncle, Sigmund Herrmann, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.444
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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