Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage
Medium
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Dimensions
411 × 464.5 cm
Classification
Tapestry
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, in memory of Dr. Dudley P. Allen
Accession Number
1915.79.3
Tags
male
About this artwork
Dido loves Aeneas and offers a sacrifice to the gods, specifically Juno, the goddess of marriage, to keep him in Carthage. Priests prepare to cut open the newly slaughtered heifer and read the future in its entrails.