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LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book IV: Love of Dido and Aeneas, after Aeneas's departure Dido kills herself / vv. 642-666: Dido stabs herself with Aeneas's sword / Dido stabs herself, seated or reclining on her and Aeneas's bed

Further details

Workshop copy of the painting now in the Louvre

Artist or creator

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (workshop)

Date

1638 - 1639

Location

Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum (inv. 55.PA.1)

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Getty Museum

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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