Council of the Gods from BL King's 24, f. 193v
Summary
Miniature illustrating book X of Virgil's Aeneid, of the council of the gods, and the death of Mezentius, and decorated initial 'P'(anditur). Image taken from f. 193v of Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil'). Written in Latin.
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Date
1450 - 1500
Source
British Library
Copyright info
Public Domain