The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 28, 2024
Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage
1679
designed by
(Italian, 1610–1662)
woven by
(Flemish, 1679)
Overall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.)
Location: 210A Armor Court
Did You Know?
This tapestry is one from a series of eight that depicts the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas. They were gifted to the museum for display in the armor court.Description
The supreme god, Jupiter, sends his messenger Mercury to the Trojan hero Aeneas to urge him to continue his voyage and leave Carthage in order to fulfil his destiny, to found Rome.- before 1695-1899Barberini Family, Rome, Italy1899-1915Charles M. Ffoulke (1849-1909), Washington, D.C.1909-before 1915Mitchell Samuels of French & Company (1880-1959), New York, NY, sold to Mrs. Francis F. Prentissbefore 1915-1915Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1865-1944), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art1915-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- W. M. M. "Gothic Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 4 (1919): 67-70. Mentioned: p. 70 www.jstor.orgBREMER-DAVID, CHARISSA. "French & Company and American Collections of Tapestries, 1907-1959." Studies in the Decorative Arts 11, no. 1 (2003): 38-68. 40663064Brosens, Koenraad, and Yvan Maes de Wit. "The Story of Dido and Aeneas from Cleveland Museum of Art: Tapestry conservation Using Laid-Couching Stitches." In Tapestry Production & Conservation: 125 Years De Wit Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry. Koenraad Brosens, Yvan Maes De Wit, 232-235. London; Turnhout: Harvey Miller Publishers, 2019 Reproduced: p. 232
- Tapestry restoration 1. Gaspard De Wit/Koninklijke Manufactuur van Wandtapijten n.v (August 19, 1997-August 11, 1998).
- {{cite web|title=Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage|url=false|author=Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Michael Wauters|year=1679|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.79.6