Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius. Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini created c. 1618-19.
Housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the sculpture depicts a scene from the Aeneid, where the hero Aeneas leads his family from burning Troy. The statue was made by the sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini when he was twenty years old.
Through his father Pietro, Giancarlo Bernini was gaining renown in the higher circles of Rome. Pietros' famous Mannerist sculptures were even commissioned by the Pope.
Through some minor commissions for Pope Paul V, he was being able to get recognized as a very promising sculptor. The Pope couldn't believe that a young boy could actually sculpt this kind of art works.
Those sculptures, especially the antique ones caught eventually Scipione Borghese's attention. Cardinal Scipione Borghese was next to the Pope, the most powerful man in Rome. Scipione loved also arts, money and male physical beauty. It is also thought that the sculpture is influenced by earlier works of other artists. The figure of Christ, made by Michelangelo, has served as example for the figure of Aeneas. Also, the head of Aeneas corresponds with Pietro Bernini's John the Baptist. It is generally thought, that it has also elements derived from Raphaels Fire at the Borgo and Barocci's own interpretation of the Flight of Aeneas. Also, the stance of the Bernini sculpture looks a
Housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the sculpture depicts a scene from the Aeneid, where the hero Aeneas leads his family from burning Troy. The statue was made by the sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini when he was twenty years old.
Through his father Pietro, Giancarlo Bernini was gaining renown in the higher circles of Rome. Pietros' famous Mannerist sculptures were even commissioned by the Pope.
Through some minor commissions for Pope Paul V, he was being able to get recognized as a very promising sculptor. The Pope couldn't believe that a young boy could actually sculpt this kind of art works.
Those sculptures, especially the antique ones caught eventually Scipione Borghese's attention. Cardinal Scipione Borghese was next to the Pope, the most powerful man in Rome. Scipione loved also arts, money and male physical beauty. It is also thought that the sculpture is influenced by earlier works of other artists. The figure of Christ, made by Michelangelo, has served as example for the figure of Aeneas. Also, the head of Aeneas corresponds with Pietro Bernini's John the Baptist. It is generally thought, that it has also elements derived from Raphaels Fire at the Borgo and Barocci's own interpretation of the Flight of Aeneas. Also, the stance of the Bernini sculpture looks a
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