Engraving of a crowded naval and land battle, with warriors, ships with rams, and many fallen and writhing bodies.

The Trojans repulsing the Greeks

A dense engraving of a chaotic battle on water and shore. Warriors in helmets thrust spears and swords among overturned bodies, while tall galleys with oars and rams crowd the upper right. Figures sprawl and tumble in the foreground, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Look closer: A small figure in the lower right is reaching up from the water among the fallen bodies.

Artist: Giovanni Battista Scultori
Date: 1538
Medium: Engraving
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 3863 × 2689 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1538).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

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