Lot 348
  • 348

18th Century Follower of Guercino

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • The Death of Dido
  • oil on canvas, unframed

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's East, New York, November 8, 1985, lot 152.

Catalogue Note

The present picture depicts the central portion of Guercino's The Death of Dido, in the Galleria Spada, Rome.  Dido, overwrought by the departure of her lover, Aeneas, has thrown herself upon his sword in despair and lies dying on the pyre.