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Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Agostino Carracci

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a man carrying a child, with a woman to their right. The man wears a helmet and a cloth wrapped around his waist. He supports the child, who wears a cloth, on his right shoulder. The woman wears a head covering and a long dress. She holds a cloth to her face. They are positioned under an archway with columns. A staircase with a railing and a decorative object on a pedestal is on the left. A cityscape with buildings and smoke is in the background. A small child wearing a cloth lies on the ground near the woman's feet. A decorative scroll with a skull and illegible writing is at the bottom.

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900 × 691 px
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