Art, literature & history
The Purification of Aeneas
c. 1663
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with blue wash over traces of graphite, on laid paper, squared in graphite for transfer, with later framing line in brown ink
- Dimensions
- overall: 22.7 x 33.4 cm (8 15/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1994.1.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Michel Corneille. The Purification of Aeneas. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Purification of Aeneas — Michel Corneille. c. 1663.
Medium: pen and brown ink with blue wash over traces of graphite, on laid paper, squared in graphite for transfer, with later framing line in brown ink.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 22.7 x 33.4 cm (8 15/16 x 13 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1994.1.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.