Aeneas draagt zijn vader het brandende Troje uit 1731

This etching, "Aeneas draagt zijn vader het brandende Troje uit" (Aeneas Carries His Father out of Burning Troy), by Dutch artist Bernard Picart, depicts a scene from Virgil's epic poem *The Aeneid*. The artwork, created in 1731, showcases Aeneas, the Trojan hero, carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders as they flee the burning city of Troy, with a young boy trailing behind. The detailed etching evokes the chaos and desperation of the Trojan War and highlights the powerful image of filial piety that resonates throughout the poem and Western art history.