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Source Description
Venus, seen here dressed as a huntress, advises her son, Aeneas, to visit Dido, queen of Carthage. Venus wants her son to stop wandering and marry the queen.
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95186
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Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage
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95186
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Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage
description
Venus, seen here dressed as a huntress, advises her son, Aeneas, to visit Dido, queen of Carthage. Venus wants her son to stop wandering and marry the queen.
date
1679
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60781151
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9464
9467
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Tapestry
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Overall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.)
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Belgium, 17th century
accession
1915.79.1
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tapestry weave: silk and wool
tombstone
Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage, 1679. Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662), Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679). Tapestry weave: silk and wool; overall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen, 1915.79.1
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Textiles
didYouKnow
This tapestry is one from a series of eight that depicts the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas which were gifted to the museum for display in the armor court.
citations
citation
W. M. M. "Gothic Art." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 6, no. 4 (1919): 67-70.
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Mentioned: p. 70
citation
BREMER-DAVID, CHARISSA. "French & Company and American Collections of Tapestries, 1907-1959." <em>Studies in the Decorative Arts</em> 11, no. 1 (2003): 38-68.
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www.jstor.org/stable/40663064
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
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Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court
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2026-05-29 05:05:27.663000
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95186
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tapestry weave: silk and wool
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