1699
oil
copper
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Dido Conducting Aeneas to the Palace at Carthage is a 1699 oil by Arnold Houbraken, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a group of people gathered around a woman and a man. The woman is wearing a blue dress, and the man is dressed in white and gold. They are surrounded by other figures, some of whom are shirtless or wearing helmets. In the background, there is a large building with a tower, and a ship can be seen in the distance. The scene appears to be set in an ancient city, possibly Carthage. The woman and man seem to be the central figures, and the others are gathered around them as if they are important. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Arnold Houbraken.
Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters.
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