Artwork
Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja
Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja is an unspecified painting by the Rococo painting artist Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder. It dates from 1769 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Technique & Style
Created in 1769, Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja is an oil painting executed on canvas by Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder.
Created in 1769, Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja is an oil painting executed on canvas by Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder. As a mythological work within the Bavarian State Painting Collections, the piece measures 52.7 cm in height and 39.1 cm in width. The composition depicts the hero Aeneas fleeing the burning city of Troy, adhering to the genre conventions of the period. The work is currently housed in the Alte Pinakothek.
History & Provenance
Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja was created in 1769 by Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder, as indicated by the work’s inception date. The painting is now part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is displayed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, reflecting its current ownership and location. While the sources confirm the date and present collection, they do not record any specific commission or earlier provenance details.
The painting Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It is currently located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The provided sources do not contain specific inventory numbers or details regarding the work's exhibition history.
Overview
Aeneas verlässt das brennende Troja is a 1769 painting by Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder, a German artist known for historical and genre works.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene from mythology: Aeneas fleeing the burning city of Troy, accompanied by figures including his father Anchises, who is often shown being carried by Aeneas, and possibly Creusa, Aeneas's wife.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder (1741–1813), who was born at Ehrenstetten, near Freiburg in Breisgau, was a painter of historical and genre subjects.
