Dido

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The figure of Dido is represented almost nude, seated on a slab of stone, facing left. She is about to stab herself with a dagger, held in her right hand.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550
Date
1520
Credit Line
Gift of Leo Wallerstein
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
12.1 × 9.3 cm (4 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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