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
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.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by a dramatic use of chiaroscuro, with a strong contrast between light and dark, emphasizing a central figure. The painting's style is consistent with the Rococo period, though its somber subject matter is somewhat atypical of the era's more decorative tendencies.
History & Provenance
Created in 1769, the painting is now held in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, a testament to Dorner's later influence in the city, where he served as a professor and gallery director until his death in 1813.
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.
