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Engraving of a wooden horse being pulled through a city gate past crowds of armored soldiers and townspeople, with columns at right.

The Trojan Horse Being Dragged into the City of Troy

An engraving showing a large wooden horse hauled through a stone city gate while crowds of armored soldiers and townspeople surge around it. Dense hatching models muscular bodies, rearing horses, and a rope-drawn wheeled platform in the foreground and middle ground.

Artist
Giulio Bonasone
Date
1545
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1064 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1545).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment

Español: El caballo de Troya arrastrado hacia la ciudad de Troya

Un grabado que muestra un gran caballo de madera arrastrado por una puerta de piedra de la ciudad, mientras multitudes de soldados armados y habitantes se agolpan a su alrededor. El sombreado denso modela cuerpos musculosos, caballos encabritados y una plataforma con ruedas tirada por cuerdas.

Português: O Cavalo de Troia sendo arrastrado para dentro da cidade de Troia

Uma gravura que mostra um grande cavalo de madeira puxado por um portão de pedra da cidade, enquanto multidões de soldados armados e habitantes avançam ao seu redor. Hachuras densas modelam corpos musculosos, cavalos empinados e uma plataforma com rodas puxada por cordas.