Dido shows Aeneas a plan for a temple in her new city. Here Romanelli illustrates the moment when Dido, aware of Aeneas standing behind her, starts to speak but stops, transfixed with love, in the middle of her sentence.
Details
- Artist Name: Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1612-1662)
- Title: Dido Shows Aeneas Her Plans for Carthage
- Date: c. 1646
- Medium: Gouache and black chalk on paper, laid down on canvas
- Dimensions: 110-1/8 x 192-3/8 in. (279.7 x 488.6 cm)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1969.19.P
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
Rt. Hon. the Earl of Poulett, Hinton St. George, Somerset, by at least 1828, (London, Sotheby’s, 26 March 1969, lot 6).
[Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London].
The Norton Simon Foundation.
Once Upon a Tapestry: Woven Tales of Helen and Dido
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