Title Aeneas and the Sibyl Creator Formerly John Martin, 1789¨C1854, British, Unknown artist, nineteenth century Creator Lifespan 1789/1854 Creator Nationality British Creator Gender unknown Date Created ca. 1800 Physical Dimensions 40 3/8 x 55 1/4 inches (102.6 x 140.3 cm) Subject Keywords group portrait, costume, cave, allegory, mythology, light, hell, Classical, hero, men, women, death, battle, initiation, fire, religious and mythological subject, the arrival of Aeneas at Cumae, where they consult Deiphobe, the Cumaean Sibyl, who foretells of Aeneas' wars in Latium, sibyl, wisdom, underworld, dead, souls, Aeneas' visit to the underworld, nudes Medium Oil on canvas Repository Name Yale Center for British Art Credit Line Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
