The Burning of Troy

Rombout van Troyen, artist

1605–1656

The Burning of Troy, early 1600s–mid 1600s

Where object was made: Netherlands

Material/technique: oil; panel

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 48.3 x 71.1 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 19 x 28 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 27 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 1 1/2 in

Credit line: Museum purchase

Accession number: 1955.0083

On display: Kress Gallery

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Illumination

Rombout van Troyen, who specialized in dramatic night scenes, depicts the end of the decade-long Trojan War when the Greeks seized the city of Troy and burned it. Troy was an ancient city located in present-day Turkey. In Greek mythology, the Achaeans, or Greeks, waged war after Paris, Prince of Troy, abducted Helen, the Queen of Sparta, an ancient Greek city-state.

Illumination

Rombout van Troyen, who specialized in dramatic night scenes, depicts the end of the decade-long Trojan War when the Greeks seized the city of Troy and burned it. Troy was an ancient city located in present-day Turkey. In Greek mythology, Troy was the setting of the Trojan War, in which the Achaeans, or Greeks, waged war after Paris, Prince of Troy, abducted Helen, the Queen of Sparta, an ancient Greek city-state.