File:Jean Pénicaud III - Casket with Scenes of Dido and Aeneas - Walters 4464.jpg
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Jean Pénicaud III: Casket with Scenes of Dido and Aeneas ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q18508364 |
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Title |
Casket with Scenes of Dido and Aeneas |
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Description |
English: The stories decorating such small, precious caskets often represent tales of love. In "The Aeneid," the Roman poet Virgil's epic about the wanderings of Aeneas, the survivor of Troy who eventually founds Rome, Aeneas's ship is driven by winds to Carthage on the North African coast. Entertained by Dido, queen of Carthage (on the front panel), he falls in love with her. The scenes visible on the top and sides celebrate the triumph of Venus. (To maintain the romantic focus, Aeneas's abandonment of Dido, who then commits suicide, is ignored.)
Penicaud relied on prints for his compositions, but the visual play of off-white against a dark ground, especially in the lively vignettes of Venus and Cupid on the sides, suggests familiarity with ancient cameos. |
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Date |
between 1560 and 1565 date QS:P571,+1560-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1560-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1565-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Renaissanceera QS:P2348,Q4692 ) |
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Medium | painted enamel on copper, gilt on brass casket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 8.8 cm (3.4 in); width: 14.8 cm (5.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,8.8U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,14.8U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
44.64 |
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Place of creation | Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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