Aeneas and Sibyl in the Underworld (Budapest, 553)
Object type | Painting |
Genre | Classical Mythology |
Date | ca. 1600 |
Dimensions | 26.4 x 36.2 cm |
Support | Copper |
Medium | Oil |
Signature | ...GHEL 160(0?) |
Our attribution | Jan Brueghel the Elder |
Other authorities | Ertz 2008-10, #333a Ertz 1979, #66 |
Location | Budapest, Hungary |
Collection | Szépművészeti Múzeum |
Accession numbers | inv. #553 (645) |
Tags | Fire, Nude, Demons, Hell/Underworld, Classical, History, Mythological |
External resources | Szépművészeti Múzeum |
A fascinating copy/variant of this work was painted by Frans Francken: Harting 1989, p.50 & #275a. It was exhibited Munich 2013, cat. # 39: copper, 27 x 40.8; Munich, Bayer. Staatsgem.sam., inv. #1879. This would be a very early work by Francken, before he was even a master in the guild, and suggests his strong early connections to Brueghel's studio.