Dido

c. 1510

Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael

Associated Names
Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist, Roman, c. 1480 - c. 1534

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image depicts a woman standing near a tree with her right leg crossed in front of the left and her body slightly turned to the right. Her left arm is extended outward while her right arm is bent at the elbow, holding a long nail or spike and a hammer. She has classical facial features and her hair is partially covered with a headscarf. She wears draped, classical-style clothing, and there is a sign with Greek writing at her feet. In the background are trees, rolling hills, a village with buildings, and a castle-like structure. Smoke rises from a fire burning on the ground to her right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 16 × 12.6 cm (6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.60

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 187

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 359.

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 5, repro.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.5.

Wikidata ID

Q47534707

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