Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions

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n.d.

Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro
Italian, 1609-c. 1675

Sometimes called Micco Spadaro because his father was a sword smith, Domenico Gargiulo had a gestural style of drawing figures and excelled in historical subjects such as this scene from Virgil’s Aeneid. The epic poem about the founding of Rome follows the wanderings of Aeneas, an Odysseus-like character who escaped the destruction of Troy by the Greek army. Here altars of stolen sacrifices attract the attention of a swarm of fearsome harpies—half bird, half woman—who shriek for vengeance.

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Artist: Domenico Gargiuli (Micco Spadaro)
Title: Harpies Attacking Aeneas and His Companions
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1629–1699
Medium: Pen and iron gall ink on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 19.1 × 26.6 cm (7 9/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1922.2268
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