Cybele Prevents Turnus from Setting Fire to the Trojan Fleet by Transforming the Ships into Sea Goddesses
18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white.
37.9 × 47.2 cm (14.9 × 18.6 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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