Rijksmuseum

Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus

Date

c. 1661 - c. 1663

Medium

canvas, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Bol’s painting, made for the Amsterdam Admiralty, shows a scene from Virgil’s Aeneid. Aeneas congratulates one 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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