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.
Provenance
Barberini Family, Rome, Italy (before 1695-1899); Charles M. Ffoulke (1849-1909), 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
1915.79.5
Medium
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Dimensions
Overall: 416.4 x 418.8 cm (163 15/16 x 164 7/8 in.)
Classification
Tapestry
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
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