Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source 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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
95190
label
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
95190
contentType
object
title
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm
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.
date
1679
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60780870
creators
9464
9467
genreSpecific
Tapestry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.)
cul
Belgium, 17th century
accession
1915.79.5
Source extras
tec
tapestry weave: silk and wool
tombstone
Dido and Aeneas seek shelter from a storm, 1679. Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662), Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679). Tapestry weave: silk and wool; overall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen, 1915.79.5
collection
Textiles
inscriptions
inscription
signed lower right: M. Wavters.
formerAccessionNumbers
1915.83
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.
page_number
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.
url
www.jstor.org/stable/40663064
creditline
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
galleryDonorText
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:05:31.861000
sourceId
95190
dept
Textiles
coll
Textiles
med
tapestry weave: silk and wool
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
37740183d275d442