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The Death of Dido

Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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Queen Dido lays on a funeral pyre in the centre of the picture outside her palace, seen to the left. She is richly dressed but her breast is bare and she has a sword piercing her heart. She is able to pull herself up to respond to a grieving female figure to her right whose arms are outstretched in disbelief. Behind them are a group of courtiers showing a variety of expressions of grief; one points to the distant view of the harbour with departing ships. There is another group of richly-dressed courtiers to the right; the front male holds out his right hand to indicate the scene. Above is cupid with a bow and arrow flying away.
Title

The Death of Dido

Date

1650–1666

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 107 x W 145 cm

Accession number

1981.307

Acquisition method

purchased, 1981

Work type

Painting

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