artofthedarkages:“Dido and Aeneas in the Cave in the Roman Vergil”A framed illumination on folio 180
artofthedarkages:“Dido and Aeneas in the Cave in the Roman Vergil”A framed illumination on folio 180v of a Latin manuscript containing the works of Vergil depicting Aeneas and Dido ambiguously consummating their marriage in a cave while their escorts shield themselves from the rain.Ink and tempera on vellum.Made in the 5th century in Italy. Currently held at the Vatican Library. -- source link
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