The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm
1679
designed by
(Italian, 1610–1662)
woven by
(Flemish, 1679)
Overall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.)
Location: 210A Armor Court
Did You Know?
This tapestry is one from a series of eight that depicts the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas. They were gifted to the museum for display in the armor court.Description
During a hunting party, Dido and Aeneas are caught in a storm and flee to shelter. Cupid and Hymen, the god of marriage, bless them from above. Servants are working to attend to the frightened horses while on a branch, the owl of evil beats his wings ominously.- before 1695-1899Barberini Family, Rome, Italy1899-1915Charles M. Ffoulke (1849-1909), Washington, D.C.1909-before 1915Mitchell Samuels of French & Company (1880-1959), New York, NY, sold to Mrs. Francis F. Prentissbefore 1915-1915Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1865-1944), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art1915The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- W. M. M. "Gothic Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 4 (1919): 67-70. Mentioned: p. 70 www.jstor.orgBREMER-DAVID, CHARISSA. "French & Company and American Collections of Tapestries, 1907-1959." Studies in the Decorative Arts 11, no. 1 (2003): 38-68. 40663064
- Tapestry Restoration 2. Gaspard De Wit/Koninklijke Manufactuur van Wandtapijten n.v (January 21, 1999-September 7, 2000).
- {{cite web|title=Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm|url=false|author=Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Michael Wauters|year=1679|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.79.5