Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson
Juno and Venus: Illustration to Virgil's "Aeneid"
unknown
Neoclassical artists often favoured an austere style of outline drawing, which Girodet has here tempered with delicate coloured washes. In this illustration to Virgil's Aeneid, the two goddesses, Juno (with her emblem, the peacock) and Venus (with Cupid, the winged messenger of love), plot to bring about the union of Dido and Aeneas.
Title
Juno and Venus: Illustration to Virgil's "Aeneid"
Date
unknown
Medium
Drawing
Materials
pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash on tracing paper, laid down on wove paper, laid down on cardboardDimensions
26.2 x 35 cm irregular
Nationality
French
Credit line
Purchased 1973
Accession number
17289
