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Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Cycles / Tapestries after Giovanni Francesco Romanelli / Designs and cartoons by Romanelli (Pasadena, Norton Simon Museum)
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Cycles / Tapestries after Giovanni Francesco Romanelli / Scene 7: Dido challenges Aeneas about his preparations for departure
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book IV: Love of Dido and Aeneas, after Aeneas's departure Dido kills herself / vv. 304-387: Dido, having learned of Aeneas impending departure, challenges him

Further details

Preparatory drawing for tapestry

Artist or creator

Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (1610-1662)

Date

1630 (circa) - 1635

Location

New York, Sotheby's (Auction lot 34, formerly collection Charles Rogers (Lugt 624))

Auction

Sotheby's [28/01/1998]

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Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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