| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
|---|---|
| Year | 1618-1619 |
| Type | Marble |
| Dimensions | 220 cm (87 in) |
| Location | Galleria Borghese, Rome |
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius is a sculpture by the Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1619. It is housed in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. It depicts Anchises being carried by Aeneas, and Ascanius following them.[1]
The sculpture shows strong influences of, and may include work from, Bernini's father, Pietro Bernini. The work was commissioned for the Villa Borghese along with three other sculptural groups; David, Pluto abducting Proserpina, and Apollo and Daphne. Each of the works display particularly noteworthy elements of engagement with the viewer, wherein their narrative is slowly revealed as the viewer comes to view them from different angles, a unique and revolutionary aspect of baroque sculpture, of which Bernini was a virtuoso.
