Dido's suicide (Boccaccio, De casibus, Bnf Fr226, f43r) - Master of Rohan
Image series :
Notice précédente Notice n°10 sur 10
Date :
Between 1420 and 1425
Type of image :
Enluminure
Topic :
Storage Location :
Français 226
Description
Didon doesn't commit suicide in front of Aeneas' ship leaving Carthage, Boccaccio follows another version. Out of virtue and to escape a forced marriage, she commits suicide in front of the assembled people.
History :
2. Folio 43 recto.
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Technical Data
Notice #025276
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Image web
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Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France