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Aeneas Being Called Away from Dido
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Aeneas Being Called Away from Dido

Quirin Boel · 1660 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Dido sits among some books under a tree. Beside her stands a soldier. In front of her, Aeneas, who is being called away by a winged figure. In the background, a round building in a landscape. This print is part of an album.

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Credit lineAeneas wordt weggeroepen van Dido. 1660. Quirin Boel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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