Why it matters
Aeneas flees burning Troy carrying his old father Anchises on his shoulder, with his little son Ascanius behind: three generations in one life-size group.
Did you know?
- It was carved around 1618–1619.
- Bernini was only about 20, and may have had help from his father Pietro.
- It was made for Cardinal Scipione Borghese.
Based on the Wikipedia article Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius (CC BY-SA 4.0).
