Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Masterpieces of Literature (2018)
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Complete set 9,90 € |
| Stamp description | a block of nine stamps illustrating various episodes of The Aeneid, the epic poem by Publius Virgil Marone. The stamps present some episodes from Virgil’s poem, taken from paintings: Apollonio di Giovanni: Ships of Aeneas in a storm (min. det.) (storm unleashed by Juno hostile to Aeneas). Book I. Florence, Biblioteca Riccardiana. Pietro da Cortona: Venus appears to Aeneas as a hunter. (Venus asks her son to ask for hospitality from Dido, Queen of Carthage) Book I Paris, Louvre Museum. Jacopo Amigoni: Dido welcomes Aeneas and his companions to Carthage. Book I Munich, Schleissheim Castle. Bernardino de Donati (attr.): Aeneas at the court of Dido. Book I. (During the banquet, Dido asks Aeneas to recount his ordeals). Vercelli, F. Burgundy Museum. Pompey Batoni: Aeneas flees from Troy. Book II (Tale of Aeneas: escape from Troy) Turin, Galleria Sabauda. Biagio Manfredi: Meeting in Hades between Aeneas and his father Anchises. Book VI. (Having died in Drepano, now Trapani, Anchise appears to his son in Hades and reveals his future descendants) Parma, Galleria Nazionale. Pietro da Cortona: Aeneas Arrives at the Mouth of the Tiber. Book VII Detail from the Stories of Aeneas. Rome, Galleria di Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. From the Stories of Aeneas frescoed by Pietro da Cortona in the Gallery of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj the two following images depict: Pietro da Cortona: Pallas accompanies Aeneas to his father Evander. Book VIII Pietro da Cortona: Aeneas confronts Turnus and kills him. |
| Date of issue | 27 September 2018. |
| Face values | nine € 1.10 stamps in a block for a total of € 9.90. |
| Size | 52 x 40 mm. |
| Perforation | 13 x 13. |
| Print run | three thousand complete sets. |
| Stamp sheet | nine stamps composing the set. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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