Aeneas vertrekt voor de strijd 1663

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli's 1663 etching, *Aeneas vertrekt voor de strijd,* depicts a scene from Virgil's epic poem, *The Aeneid*. The etching portrays the moment when Aeneas, the Trojan hero, departs for battle, with his wife, Creusa, and their son, Ascanius, bidding him farewell. Mitelli's intricate and detailed work captures the dramatic emotion of the scene, with the figures rendered in a classical style. This work is a fine example of the Baroque period's interest in historical and literary subjects.