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Aeneas Collection

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Flees from Troy

Aeneas Flees from Troy
The fall of Troy - Aeneas flees the city, carrying his father Anchises and accompanied by his son Ascanius and his wife Creusa who unfortunately dies

Background imageAeneas Collection: The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough
The GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance

Background imageAeneas Collection: AENEAS AND ANCHISES

AENEAS AND ANCHISES
Aeneas visits his dead father Anchises in the Underworld, and is shown a vision of the glorious heroes of Rome who will be his descendants

Background imageAeneas Collection: Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Blue-bellied parrot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Background imageAeneas Collection: Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies

Parides aeneas and Papilio peranthus butterflies (Papilio aeneas, Papilio peranthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageAeneas Collection: Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas

Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas. Dido in a tiara is flanked by Aeneas and her sister Anna on a raised platform, while servants bring food and drink to a platter on a tripod

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Meets Dido

Aeneas Meets Dido
Aeneas arrives at Carthage while the city is being rebuilt by Dido, its Queen

Background imageAeneas Collection: HESTIA / TOOKE

HESTIA / TOOKE
The virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire brought by Aeneas from Troy, and served by the Vestal Virgins

Background imageAeneas Collection: HESTIA / VESTA

HESTIA / VESTA
The Greek-Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, custodian of the sacred fire which Aeneas brought to Rome from Troy and which must never go out, lest a great calamity should occur

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Leaves Troy

Aeneas Leaves Troy
Leaving Troy burning behind them, Aeneas leaves the city carrying his old father Anchises on his back

Background imageAeneas Collection: Achilles and Aeneas

Achilles and Aeneas
He overpowers Aeneas and is just about to dispatch him to the Underworld when Poseidon intervenes to protect the Trojan hero who will found the dynasty of Romulus & Remus

Background imageAeneas Collection: Virgil (70-19 B. C. ). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatu

Virgil (70-19 B. C. ). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatu
Virgil (70-19 B.C.). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. Folio 80r, 15th century. 1st. Book. Aeneas in Carthage with queen Dido. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Background imageAeneas Collection: Virgil (70-19 B. C). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatur

Virgil (70-19 B. C). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniatur
Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. Folio 145r, 15th century. VI book. Aeneas in Cumae with Sibyl. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Background imageAeneas Collection: Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. Di

Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. Di
Virgil (70Bc-19 BC). Ancient Roman poet. The Aeneid. Miniature. 15th century. VI book. Dido falls in love with Aeneas. History Library of the University of Valencia. Spain

Background imageAeneas Collection: The Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl. Cumae. Italy

The Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl. Cumae. Italy
The Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl, a trapezoidal passage that leads to an innermost chamber where the Sibyl was thought to have prophesied. Dated at 4th-3th centuries B.C. Cumae. Italy

Background imageAeneas Collection: Fragment of statues base with inscription of Aeneas. 2nd ce

Fragment of statues base with inscription of Aeneas. 2nd ce
Fragment of statues base with inscription of Aeneas. From the bottom niche of the Porticoes Exedre in the Forum of Augustus. 2nd century BC. Luni marble. Museum of Trajans Market. Rome. Italy

Background imageAeneas Collection: Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Relie

Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Relie
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Aeneas sacrificing to the Penates. Two young attendants in short tunics, with laurel wreaths

Background imageAeneas Collection: Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece

Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Greece
Siphnian Treasury. 530 BC. Relief depicting a scene of Troy War. Ajax and Achilles fighting Aeneas and Memnon. Archaeological Museum. Delphi. Greece

Background imageAeneas Collection: PIUS II, POPE (1405-1464

PIUS II, POPE (1405-1464
PIUS II Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Date: 1405-1464

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas built a castle in Italy and sends his wise

Aeneas built a castle in Italy and sends his wise messengers to the king Latinus in Laurentum. Scene from the Aeneid of Virgil in french manuscript From the creation of the world to the conquest of

Background imageAeneas Collection: AGsERO, Benito Manuel de (1626-1670)

AGsERO, Benito Manuel de (1626-1670)

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Background imageAeneas Collection: Big Bill Dido and the sailing of Aeneas

Big Bill Dido and the sailing of Aeneas. Illustration shows William H. Taft as Dido weeping as the ship of Aeneas labeled TR sails away toward the horizon. Date 1909 March 10

Background imageAeneas Collection: The Loves of Dido and Aeneas by Purcell

The Loves of Dido and Aeneas by Purcell
The libretto The Loves of Dido and Aeneas by Nahum Tate, for the opera of Henry Purcell. Date: 17th century

Background imageAeneas Collection: Boats into Nymphs

Boats into Nymphs
Turnus burns the boats of Aeneas, but they are made from wood sacred to the mother- goddess Cybele, so she turns them into sea-nymphs

Background imageAeneas Collection: Trojan War Scene

Trojan War Scene
A scene from the Trojan War, when heroes battled with heroes : Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Background imageAeneas Collection: Pius II (De Bry)

Pius II (De Bry)
PIUS II (Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini)

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Immortalised

Aeneas Immortalised
Aeneas is immortalised by Aphrodite, his mother

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Meets Dido

Aeneas Meets Dido
Medieval construction techniques in evidence when Aeneas arrives at Carthage while the city is being rebuilt by Dido, its Queen

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Wife Lavinia

Aeneas Wife Lavinia
Lavinia was the daughter of Latinus, king of Latium, who very kindly gave her to Aeneas in marriage

Background imageAeneas Collection: Arms for Aeneas

Arms for Aeneas
Hephaistos (Vulcan) gives Aphrodite (Venus) the weapons he has forged for Aeneas to use during the Trojan War

Background imageAeneas Collection: Dido Inspecting

Dido Inspecting
Dido Queen of Carthage inspects progress in the rebuilding of her city

Background imageAeneas Collection: Dido Despairs

Dido Despairs
Dido despairs when Aeneas leaves her to found Rome

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas & Dido

Aeneas & Dido
The lovers are caught in a rainstorm while out hunting

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas in Battle

Aeneas in Battle
Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas Founds Rome

Aeneas Founds Rome
Some traditions hold that Rome was actually founded by Aeneas, who survived the Trojan War, travelled to Italy and founded the dynasty which culminated in Romulus & Remus

Background imageAeneas Collection: Aeneas & Golden Bough

Aeneas & Golden Bough
Aeneas finds the Golden Bough


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