A scene from Virgil's Aeneid. Worn out by years of wandering at sea, the Trojan women set fire to their own ships so they can stop and settle in Sicily. Claude turns the drama into one of his luminous harbor views.
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The Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their Fleet
Claude Lorrain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Lorrain, ca. 1643. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).