Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus — History & Facts
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.
More Artworks by Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of an Old Lady, possibly Elisabeth Bas
Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of Roelof Meulenaer
Ferdinand Bol
Self-Portrait
Ferdinand Bol
The Peace Negotiations between Claudius Civilis and Quintus Petillius Cerealis on the Demolished Bridge.
Ferdinand Bol
Buste van een oude man met fluwelen baret
Ferdinand Bol
Hieronymus in een grot
Ferdinand Bol
Zelfportret
Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of a Woman
Ferdinand Bol
Moses Descending from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments
Ferdinand Bol
Oude man met baard
Ferdinand Bol
