The Death of Dido

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The Death of Dido

Giovanni Francesco RomanelliLinkedCulture matchlcp-8ddcd94127a1

Date
1679
Medium
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Culture
Belgium, 17th century
Department
Textiles
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
95193

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Driven by despair, and to her sister's dismay, Dido throws herself onto a pyre of Aeneas's bed and clothes and pierces herself with his sword. Moved by pity, Jupiter's wife, Juno, sends Iris from heaven to cut a lock of Dido's hair and sacrifice it to the underworld so that Dido may die. Aeneas's fleet sails away in the distance. Depicting the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas, this tapestry is one of eight gifted to the museum for display in the armor court.

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Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
Provenance
before 1695-1899: Barberini Family, Rome, Italy | 1899-1915: Charles M. Ffoulke (1849-1909), Washington, D.C. | 1909-before 1915: Mitchell Samuels of French & Company (1880-1959), New York, NY, sold to Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss | before 1915-1915: Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1865-1944), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1915-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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