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Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage
1679
designed by
(Italian, 1610–1662)
woven by
(Flemish, 1679)
Overall: 416.4 x 563.6 cm (163 15/16 x 221 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
The enamored Dido, attended by her sister Anna, shows Aeneas the building plans for Carthage which are being held by a kneeling youth and the architect.- 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 Art1915-The 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).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.79.4