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Dosso Dossi
Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, c. 1520
oil on canvas
overall: 58.7 x 87.6 cm (23 1/8 x 34 1/2 in.)
framed: 83.2 x 112.7 x 7.9 cm (32 3/4 x 44 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Samuel H. Kress Collection
1939.1.250

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Dosso Dossi
The Trojans Building the Temple to Venus at Eryx and Making Offerings at Anchises's Grave, c. 1520
oil on canvas
unframed: 59.4 x 85.6 cm (23 3/8 x 33 11/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Purchased as the Gift of Anonymous

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Dosso Dossi's Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, c. 1520, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1939.1.250 (left) with The Trojans Building the Temple to Venus at Eryx and Making Offerings at Anchises's Grave, c. 1520, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as the Gift of Anonymous (right)

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Acquisition: Dosso Dossi, The Trojans Building the Temple to Venus at Eryx and Making Offerings at Anchises’s Grave

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