Cleveland Museum of Art
The Death of Dido
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
- Date
- 1679
- Medium
- tapestry weave: silk and wool
- Culture
- Belgium, 17th century
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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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