# Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BATONI, Pompeo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/batoni-pompeo-rbe2403842b395f>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 99 x 74 cm

## Commentary

The two paintings, Venus Presenting Aeneas with Armour Forged by Vulcan, and its companion-piece Hercules at the Crossroads tend towards Neoclassicism in the way they strive for clarity in its narrative presentation.

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- [Achilles and the Centaur Chiron](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/batoni-pompeo-rbe2403842b395f/achilles-and-the-centaur-chiron-r472ad9b1f457b9>)
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- [Hercules at the Crossroads \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/batoni-pompeo-rbe2403842b395f/hercules-at-the-crossroads-detail-ra9c5549210bd38>)
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- [Hercules at the Crossroads](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/batoni-pompeo-rbe2403842b395f/hercules-at-the-crossroads-rdba9c0999e95b8>)
- [Holy Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/batoni-pompeo-rbe2403842b395f/holy-family-r13b933be24512c>)
- [Holy Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/batoni-pompeo-rbe2403842b395f/holy-family-rb51498eacbfd5e>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)