Minerva and Mercury Conduct to the Temple of Virtue by Rubens

Minerva and Mercury Conduct to the Temple of Virtue
Painted by Rubens, before 1625. The National Gallery, London.

• The Duke of Buckingham is borne upwards by Minerva and Mercury to a marble Temple before which are Virtue and Abundance.
• The Three Graces offer a crown of flowers.
• Envy seeks to pull him down.
• A lion challenges him.

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