Aeneas and Anchises
Date1893
Artist
Charles Grafly
(American sculptor, 1862–1929)
MediumBronze
Dimensions27 7/8 × 14 × 11 in. (70.8 × 35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Grafly, 1963
Object number1963-36
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextIn Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid, Aeneas and his family flee from the burning city of Troy. Aeneas, the hero, carries his aged father Anchises, while his son Iulus clings to Aeneas for protection.
