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LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book IV: Love of Dido and Aeneas, after Aeneas's departure Dido kills herself / vv. 151-155: Hunt of Dido and Aeneas
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book IV: Love of Dido and Aeneas, after Aeneas's departure Dido kills herself / vv. 161-166: A thunderstorm approaches, and Dido and Aeneas seek shelter in the same cave

Further details

The signature 'M. de Vos, 1589' is regarded as inauthentic. The cave scene is in the right background

Artist or creator

Netherlandish

Date

16th century (late)

Location

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques (inv. 20594)

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

F. Lugt, Inventaire général des dessins des écoles du Nord : publié sous les auspices du Cabinet des dessins. Maîtres des anciens Pays-Bas nés avant 1550, Paris 1968, I, no. 436

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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