Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Assembly of the Gods
Juno / Single figure / Seated
Jupiter / Single figure / Seated / On a throne
Mercury / Single figure / Standing / Classical
Minerva / Single figure / Seated
Vulcan / Single Figure / Without hammer

LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Cycles / Manuscripts / Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 3867 (Vergilius Romanus)
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book X: Aeneas and Pallas, son of Evander, come to support the Trojans in the camp, Pallas is killed by Turnus / vv. 1-117: At the council of the gods Jupiter declares that the winner of the coming day will win the conflict

Further details

Minerva, Mercury, Jupiter, Vulcan, Juno

Artist or creator

Late Roman

Date

5th century (second half)

Location

Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 3867

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

Folio: 234v.

Notes on photograph

Collection

Hamburg stamp (Bibliothek Warburg)

Bibliographic Citation

David H. Wright, Codicological Notes on the Vergilius Romanus, Vatican City 1992, pp. 109-114

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Web resources

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (digitised version)

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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