Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 224
Aeneas, with Achates behind hitn, stands on a rock onthe left. In a cave below their feet is a smithy ; a manwith a wand is directing the work. On the right rise theAvails of the city. At the bottom men are squaring blocksof stone; above is another workman similarly employed.Notice especially the… … In this picture two scenes at different stages of the story-are represented. In the left upper corner the two serpents(ANGUES) approach over the waves, while a popa orvictimarius sacrifices a bull at the altar before the temple ofNeptune. The word LAOCOON above his head does notappear in a…
Classical antiquities
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