Aeneas at the Court of Latinus. Bol’s painting, made for the Amsterdam Admiralty, shows a scene from Virgil’s Aeneid. Aeneas congratulatesone of four ships’ captains who competed in a race. All four were rewarded on their return, even the captain who threw his helmsman overboard for disobeying an order. The painting was accompanied by a poem by Vondel, stressing the importance of firmness and generosity in good government.


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Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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