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Venus asks Cupid to replace Ascanius (Aeneid, Vatican, Vat.Lat.2761, f10v11r)
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Date :
Between 1350 and 1400
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Storage Location :
Vat. Lat. 2761
Description
On the left, Aeneas, from Carthage, sends Achate to fetch Ascagne, who has remained aboard the Trojan ship, for the banquet to which Dido has invited them. On the right, in parallel, Venus organizes the substitution. Note the highly atypical depiction of Cupid, as a bearded ruler rather than a cherubic child.
.History :
2. Folio 10 verso and 11 recto.
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Technical Data
Notice #025351
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