Aeneas Receiving a New Set of Armour from Venus, Ferdinand Bol, between 1660 and 1663

Aeneas receiving a new set of armour from the forge of vulcan on the order of venus. In the middle aeneas kneels before venus. A cupid offers him a helmet. Other pieces of armour are laying on the ground. In the sky putti are tumbling through the air, one of which is holding a laurer wreath. To the left four blacksmiths are working over a fire. Part of five paintings that served as wall hangings of the achterzaal (back room) of nieuwegracht 6 in utrecht. Of the sixth wall hanging by jan van bijlert only a fragment remains, now in the centraal museum in utrecht. Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: between 1660 and 1663. Place of creation: Amsterdam (presumably ). Dimensions: height: 408 cm (13.3 ft) ; width: 413 cm (13.5 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Venus. Collection: Peace Palace. Aeneas ontvangt door voorspraak van Venus een nieuwe wapenrusting in de smidse van Vulcanus, SK-A-1576