Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia
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Landscape with Ascanius shooting the Stag of Sylvia is an oil on canvas painting by Claude Lorrain
, a painter of the style of Classicism
. It depicts a scene from Virgil's
epic poem the Aeneid, where Aeneas's son Ascanius shoots a pet stag, provoking a war. The painting is also known as "Landscape with Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia".
The painting is in the Ashmolean Museum
in Oxford
.
Claude Lorrain
Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English (also Claude Gellée, his real name, or in French Claude Gellée, , dit le Lorrain) Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English (also Claude Gellée, his real name, or in French...
, a painter of the style of Classicism
Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
. It depicts a scene from Virgil's
Virgil's
Virgil's can refer to:*Virgil's Root Beer, an American root beer*St Virgil's College, an Australian school*Anything relating to the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, better known as Virgil*Virgil's tomb...
epic poem the Aeneid, where Aeneas's son Ascanius shoots a pet stag, provoking a war. The painting is also known as "Landscape with Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia".
The painting is in the Ashmolean Museum
Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is the world's first university museum...
in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.