The suicide of Dido, Queen of Carthage

Ferdinando Tacca

late 17th century

The suicide of Dido, Queen of Carthage by Ferdinando Tacca

Medium

Bronze, on later wood base

Dimensions

Overall with base (confirmed): 13 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (33 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm); overall without base (confirmed): 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (23 × 12.1 × 9.5 cm)

Classification

Sculpture-Bronze

Culture

Possibly Flanders

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Accession Number

64.101.1466

Tags

QueensFemale Nudes

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