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Single combat was no novel concept for Alexander the Great's generals. Homeric precedents inspired them since childhood; ‘noble’ duels between figures like Hector and Achilles, Hector and Ajax or Diomedes and Aeneas motivated commanders to slay leading enemies by their own hand.
Thank you so much to @Minomotuart for this headshot of my WoL Aeneas!
Bright Bright Future at @SuperRare
Inspired by a lot of dystopian movies.
Sound design/Music by @MultiPlatinumHD Aeneas "Hardley Davidson" Middleton.
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The Dream of Aeneas https://t.co/FB2AyW3EGI #theodoregericault #gericault
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Apotheosis of Aeneas, c. 1765 https://t.co/lScS2ECQ4X #giovannibattistatiepolo #museumarchive
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Apotheosis of Aeneas, c. 1765 https://t.co/vMShaHWDGx #giovannibattistatiepolo #harvardartmuseums
Single combat was no novel concept for Alexander the Great's generals. Homeric precedents inspired them since childhood; ‘noble’ duels between figures like Hector and Achilles, Hector and Ajax or Diomedes and Aeneas motivated commanders to slay leading enemies by their own hand
Single combat was no novel concept for Alexander the Great's generals. Homeric precedents inspired them since childhood. 'Noble’ duels between figures like Hector and Achilles, Hector and Ajax or Diomedes and Aeneas motivated commanders to slay leading enemies by their own hand
Venus Ordering Armor for Aeneas at Vulcan's Forge (1770) - Gaetano Gandolfi
Vulcan Presenting Arms to Venus for Aeneas, 1756 #francoisboucher #boucher
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Apotheosis of Aeneas, c. 1765 https://t.co/d61cFP5uHt #museumarchive #harvardartmuseums
Mercury, from Mercury Exhorting Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1757 #rococo #giovannibattistatiepolo
#FrescoFriday, from atrium 2 of the House of Meleager at #Pompeii, Dido sits on her throne, surrounded by maids and the personification of Africa, as Aeneas sails away in the background. Now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli!
#Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Italy
Creusa appearing to Aeneas
Rare mezzotint engraved by Valentine Green after Maria Cosway.
Aeneas tries to put his arms around Cerusa.
In the lower left are the flames of Troy burning.
Published 1781 in London.