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.
Provenance
Barberini Family, Rome, Italy (before 1695-1899); Charles M. Ffoulke (1841-1909), Washington, D. C. (1899-1915); Mitchell Samuels of French & Company (1880-1959), New York, NY, sold to Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1909-before 1915); Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1865-1944), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art (before 1915-1915); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1915-)
Accession Number
1915.79.1
Medium
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Dimensions
Overall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.)
Classification
Tapestry
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
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