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The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas

painting by Francesco Solimena made for Raimondo Buonaccorsi and conserved at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Instance of: painting
Inception: 1712
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Gallery of Aeneid
Located in: Houston, Macerata
Country: United States, Italy
Owned by: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, House of Buonaccorsi
Creator: Francesco Solimena
Based on: Aeneas and Dido make their way towards the cave (sketch)
Movement: Neapolitan school of painting
Genre: mythological painting
Main subject: Aeneid
Depicts: Dido, Aeneas, Juno, Cupid
Material: oil paint, canvas
catalog code: 53476, 225
collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
commissioned by: Raimondo Buonaccorsi
copyright status: public domain
country of origin: Kingdom of Naples
depicts Iconclass notation: 96B322
described by source: "Tutta per ordine dipinta". La Galleria dell'Eneide di Palazzo Buonaccorsi a Macerata, Le Marche disperse. Repertorio di opere d'arte dalle Marche al mondo
different from: Aeneas and Dido make their way towards the cave (sketch)
height: 303 cm
inventory number: 2000.92
location of creation: Naples
title: The Royal Hunt of Dido and Aeneas, Enea e Didone si inoltrano verso la grotta
width: 321 cm

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