Aeneas, Léonard Limousin, circa 1540

This plaque represents the great trojan hero who fled with his companions to italy where he founded the city of rome. He is pictured wearing a plumed helmet, a breast-plate enriched with a lion's mask, and a mantle fastened on his left shoulder by an intaglio brooch. A companion plaque of aeneas' lover, dido, queen of carthage, also belongs to the walters collection (walters 44. 240). Date: circa 1540. Place of creation: Limoges, France. Dimensions: Without frame height: 29.2 cm (11.4 in); width: 23.6 cm (9.2 in). Medium: painted enamel on copper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Léonard Limosin - Aeneas - Walters 44239