rjtyler:BATONI, PompeoItalian painter, Roman school (b. 1708, Lucca, d. 1787, Roma)Venus Presenting
rjtyler:BATONI, PompeoItalian painter, Roman school (b. 1708, Lucca, d. 1787, Roma)Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan1748Oil on canvas, 99 x 74 cmLiechtenstein Museum, ViennaThe two paintings, Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan, and its companion-piece Hercules at the Crossroads tend towards Neoclassicism in the way they strive for clarity in its narrative presentation. -- source link