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Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage
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Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662), designed by; Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679), woven by · 1679 · tapestry weave: silk and wool

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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.

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Credit lineMercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679. Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Italian, 1610–1662), Michael Wauters (Flemish, 1679). Tapestry weave: silk and wool; overall: 411 x 337 cm (161 13/16 x 132 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen, 1915.79.6
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