Landscape with Messalina's Wedding 1673 - 1736

"Landscape with Messalina's Wedding" is a painting by Victor Honoré Janssens, a Flemish Baroque artist. Completed between 1673 and 1736, the painting depicts a scene from Roman history, the infamous wedding of Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, to her lover Gaius Silius. Set against a lush landscape, the scene captures Messalina surrounded by her attendants, suggesting an atmosphere of both opulence and deceit, reflecting the scandalous nature of the event. The painting is currently housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark.