Allegorical, mythological Batoni

Now most remembered for his portraits - more specifically, his elegant images of young British noblemen, posed while in Rome in the midst of their "Grand Tour" of the Continent - Batoni - with the aid of his studio - was remarkably prolific, devoting much energy to religious, allegorical, and mythological subjects, all of which were considered much more "serious" than mere money-making portraits.

Allegory of Peace and War, 1776.

Vulcan in his Forge, 1750.

Venus and Cupid (The Education of Cupid), 1785.

Atalanta Crying over the Body of Meleager, 1743.

Allegory of the Arts, 1740.

 Apollo with the Muses of Music and Poetry, circa 1760. (Likely a studio copy.)

Thetis Entrusting Achilles to the Centaur Chiron, 1746.

Thetis Entrusting Achilles to the Centaur Chiron, 1770. (The same subject, painted twenty-four years later.)

Peace and Justice, 1745.

Mercury Crowning Philosophy as the Mother of the Arts, 1747.

The Education of Achilles, 1746.

Venus Caressing Cupid, 1774.

Time Orders Old Age to Destroy Beauty, 1746.

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, 1756.

Prometheus Modeling Man from Clay, 1743.

Truth and Mercy, circa 1745.

Diana and Cupid, 1761.