The Crowning of the Beloved

Artist: Joseph Marie Vien
Artwork: The Crowning of the Beloved
Description: The painting depicts a scene from the Roman poet Virgil’s Aeneid. In the foreground, the Trojan hero Aeneas crowns his beloved Dido, queen of Carthage, with a wreath of flowers. In the background, a statue of Cupid, the god of love, stands in a fountain.
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