Aeneas at the Court of Latinus by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) oil on canvas, c 1661-1664. Bol's painting, made for the Amsterdam Admiralty, shows a scene from Virgil's Aeneid. Aeneas congratulates one of the 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.
Aeneas at the Court of Latinus by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) oil on canvas, c 1661-1664. Bol's painting, made for the Amsterdam Admiralty, shows a scene from Virgil's Aeneid. Aeneas congratulates one of the 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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