The Deification of Aeneas1642 -1644 Charles Le Brun 1619-1690 France French ( Roman goddess of love Venus is seen anointing her kneeling son Aeneas before he fights Turnus for the possession of Rome. She holds the divine food, ambrosia and nectar she will apply to Aeneas’ lips so that he may join the pantheon of gods. )

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