Brant illustrates Aeneas and his crew a regular luncheon meal set at a table. Aeneas sits in a chair (left), listening to his son Ascanius say, “See, we devour the plates which we fed.”

See Sebastian Brant. Works of Virgil [Publius Vergilius Maronis Opera]. Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger 1502; http://spiritoftheages.com/Vergil%20-%20”Opera”%20(1502).htm

Featured Image: Master of the Aeneid Legend – The Fulfillment of the Prophecy of Anchises. Painted enamel on silvered copper. Walter’s Art Museum, Baltimore. Based on Brant’s Works of Virgil.