Painting of a nude goddess with a cupid above a wounded man held by a bearded elder, with a helmet and shield in the foreground.

Venus Healing Aeneas

A nude goddess holding a small vessel stands in a cloud beside a winged cupid, while a bearded older man with a laurel wreath supports a wounded nude youth lying on red drapery. A helmet and shield lie in the foreground beneath a dark mountainous landscape.

Artist: Merry Joseph Blondel
Date: c. 1820
Medium: Oil on canvas
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2128 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Pamela and Roger Hull through the Old Masters Society

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Venus Healing Aeneas

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