(b. 1596, Cortona, d. 1669, Roma)

Venus as Huntress Appears to Aeneas 1631 Oil on canvas, 127 x 176 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

The goddess Venus, the mother of Aeneas, appeared him twice, first in the midst of burning Troy to bid him be on his way. Later, when the Trojans were washed ashore near Carthage after the storm at sea, Aeneas and his friend Achates set out to explore. Venus appeared once more, this time with bow and quiver disguised as a huntress, to direct them to Dido's palace.

The artist depicted in this picture the second appearance. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 9 minutes):<BR><A HREF="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/18_cent/vivaldi_rv362_hunt.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><B>Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B flat major RV 362 op. 8 No. 10 (Hunt)</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Author: PIETRO DA CORTONA Title: Venus as Huntress Appears to Aeneas Time-line: 1601-1650 School: Italian Form: painting