Iconography

LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book I: Storm, landing in Libya, arrival in Carthago, meeting with Dido / Cycles
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book I: Storm, landing in Libya, arrival in Carthago, meeting with Dido / vv. 314-334: Venus appears to Aeneas and Achates as Virgin Huntress
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book I: Storm, landing in Libya, arrival in Carthago, meeting with Dido / vv. 631-632: Dido welcomes Aeneas to her palace

Further details

Probably a copy of a lost drawing for Raimondi's Quos Ego, or a later pasticcio: the central figure comes from Dido welcoming Aeneas, the two right figures from Venus appearing as virgin huntress

Artist or creator

Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (1483-1520) (after)

Date

1515 (circa) after c1515

Location

Chatsworth, Chatsworth House (inv. 69)

Rights and Permissions

For a larger reproduction and/or permission to reproduce please contact the Courtauld Institute of Art. A larger reproduction can also be consulted in the Warburg Institute Photographic Collection

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

For comments or queries, please contact photographic.collect@sas.ac.uk
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