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Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo c. 1610-Viterbo 1662)
The Death of Turnus
Pen and brown wash | 20.2 x 29.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 990151
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo c. 1610-Viterbo 1662)
The Death of Turnus
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A drawing of the scene described in the Aeneid, book XII, as the duel between Aeneas and Turnus reaches its climax. The opposing armies of Trojans and Latins watch anxiously at the sides, while Mercury hovers above and Juno observes from a cloud. Inscribed, lower left; Romaneli.
RCIN 990150, 990151 and 990152 probably form part of a series illustrating ancient Roman history.Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c. 1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 113: 'By Romanelli, a Coriolanus. And a Duel in the presence of the Army. Camillus punishing the treacherous Schoolmaster')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash
Measurements
20.2 x 29.6 cm (sheet of paper)
