Venus standing at left resting her hand on the shoulder of Aeneas seated at right 1495 - 1505

This 16th-century engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicts Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, standing beside Aeneas, the Trojan hero, who is seated. The scene is set in a wooded landscape, likely a reference to the Garden of Venus, a mythical paradise. Venus, identified by her attributes of a quiver of arrows and a torch, rests her hand gently on Aeneas’ shoulder, conveying the divine influence she has over him. Raimondi was a renowned Italian engraver, known for his masterful rendering of detail and his ability to translate Renaissance paintings into the medium of print.