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Source 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.
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95189
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Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage
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95189
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Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage
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.
date
1679
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60780827
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9464
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Tapestry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 416.4 x 563.6 cm (163 15/16 x 221 7/8 in.)
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Belgium, 17th century
accession
1915.79.4
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tapestry weave: silk and wool
tombstone
Dido shows Aeneas the plans for the fortifications of Carthage, 1679. Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662), Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679). Tapestry weave: silk and wool; overall: 416.4 x 563.6 cm (163 15/16 x 221 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen, 1915.79.4
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Textiles
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signed lower right: M. W.
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1915.82
didYouKnow
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.
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
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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 05:05:31.989000
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95189
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tapestry weave: silk and wool
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