Caption
In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas was a prince of Troy, the son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite, and the legendary founder of Rome. His voyages and heroism are recounted in Homer's ‘The Iliad' and Virgil's ‘Aeneid'.
In the ‘Aeneid', the Trojan prince boosts his crew's morale on the long voyage from Troy (modern-day Turkey) to Rome. He organizes ship races. Here he rewards the winner of a race with a magnificent suite of armour. Aeneas' fleet is anchored in the distance.
This oil on canvas was painted by Ferdinand Bol in c.1661-3
Date
Mar 26, 2011
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER/Pictures From History
Reference
BRK25G42_114
Model release
NA
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,5Mb (2,5Mb) / 14,4in x 13,6in / 4322 x 4085 (300dpi)