Keywords: Peter Paul Rubens - Aeneas in the Underworld.jpg Artwork Creator Peter Paul Rubens oil panel cm 47 32 Institution National Museum Cardiff Gallery 3 accession number NMW A 34 object history credit line purchased from Alexander Boyd 1984 In the sixth book of the Aeneid Virgil describes the decent of the Trojan hero Aeneas in the Underworld in search of his dead father Anchises Here the hero sees himself surrounded by monsters 'Struck by a sudden terror Aeneas snatches up his sword and prepares the unsheathed steel against those approaching' http //www museumwales ac uk/en/art/online/ action show_item item 1629 Amgueddfa Cymru “ National Museum Wales http //www bbc co uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/aeneas-in-the-underworld-116889 BBC Your Paintings PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT Rubens Aeneas in the Underworld Mythology paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Paintings in National Museum Cardiff Aeneas Aeneid Book 6 Images from BBC Your Paintings |