The Burning of Troy with the Flight of Aeneas and Anchises
François de Nomé throws us right into the chaotic final night of Troy, where crumbling classical architecture glows eerily against a pitch-black sky. In the foreground, the hero Aeneas carries his elderly father Anchises on his back, desperately fleeing the destruction while a lone white horse stands bewildered amidst the rubble. De Nomé, a French painter who worked in Italy, was famous for these dramatic architectural fantasies that blend real ruins with apocalyptic fire and tiny, frantic figures. It’s a masterclass in Baroque drama, turning a mythological disaster into a haunting, cinematic spectacle.