LAIRESSE, Gérard de
(b. 1641, Liège, d. 1711, The Hague)

Venus Presenting Weapons to Aeneas

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Oil on canvas, 161,8 x 165,8 cm
Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

The brilliant colours and dramatic lighting lend this fine baroque painting a peerless theatricality and pathos.