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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / Death of Hector / Achilles dragging the corpse of Hector
Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / The Trojan Horse / The Trojans pull the horse into the city

LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Cycles / Manuscripts / Florence, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 492 (Apollonio di Giovanni, Mid-15th century)
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book I: Storm, landing in Libya, arrival in Carthago, meeting with Dido / vv. 418-440: The invisible Aeneas admires the Carthagians building their city
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book I: Storm, landing in Libya, arrival in Carthago, meeting with Dido / vv. 441-493: Aeneas awaiting Dido in the temple of Juno and admiring its paintings
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book I: Storm, landing in Libya, arrival in Carthago, meeting with Dido / vv. 586-593: Aeneas becomes visible in front of Dido

Further details

Artist or creator

Apollonio di Giovanni (Dido Master, born 1415 or 1417, died 1465) (workshop)

Date

15th century (middle)

Location

Florence, Biblioteca Riccardiana, cod. 492

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

Vergil. Works. Folio: 72r.

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

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