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The Fall of Troy; Helen Takes Refuge in the Sanctuary of Vesta; Venus Counsels Aeneas; Juno Encourages the Greeks (Aeneid, Book II)
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Painted enamel on copper partly gilt
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Henry Walters 1925
Title: The Fall of Troy; Helen Takes Refuge in the Sanctuary of Vesta; Venus Counsels Aeneas; Juno Encourages the Greeks (Aeneid, Book II)
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Painted enamel on copper partly gilt.
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