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A letter from Solimena: a patron and a date for his ‘Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius’ in the National Gallery
08/2015 | 1349 | 157
Pages: 542-545
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Author:
Favilla, Massimo (Favilla, Massimo)
Author:
Rugolo, Ruggero (Rugolo, Ruggero)
Subjects
artists:
Solimena, Francesco
dates:
1710-1719
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Grimani, Vincenzo, 1655-1710
subjects:
Italian painting / Collections, Public / Patronage / Correspondence / Dido / Aeneas / Cupid / Provenance
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius, by Francesco Solimena. 1710 (National Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
23. Portrait of Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani, by Vincenzo Coronelli. 1707 (Private collection)
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24. Self-Portrait, by Francesco Solimena. c.1730 (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
25. Detail of Fig.22 showing Francesco Solimena's self-portrait
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Daniele da Volterra's 'Dido'
12/1993 | 1089 | 135
Pages: 818-819
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Author:
Joannides, Paul (Joannides, Paul; J., P.; Joannides, P. E. A.)
Subjects
artists:
Daniele da Volterra
dates:
1500-1599
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian painting
subjects:
Dido / Aeneas
Illustrations
Attributed works:
41. Aeneas Ordered by Mercury to leave Dido, by or after Daniele da Volterra. Panel. 65 by 47 cm. (Present Whereabouts Unknown).
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42. Study for Dido, by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 33.3 by 46 cm. (Present Whereabouts Unknown).
Attributed works:
43. Dido, Here Attributed to Daniele da Volterra. Bronze, 18 by 42.1 by 18.5 cm. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich).
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Solimena's 'Dido Receiving Aeneas and Cupid Disguised as Ascanius'
06/1973 | 843 | 115
Pages: 385-390
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Author:
Levey, Michael (Levey, Michael; Levey, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Solimena, Francesco
dates:
1700-1749
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Naples
subjects:
Aeneid / Classical mythology / Roman iconography
subjects:
Italian painting
subjects:
Aeneas / Venus / Dido
Illustrations
Attributed works:
45. Dido Receiving Aeneas and Cupid Disguised as Ascanius, by Francesco Solimena. Canvas, 207.2 by 310.2 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
46. Detail of Head Here Identified as Solimena's Own, from Dido Receiving Aeneas Illustrated in Fig. 45.
Attributed works:
47. Detail from Self Portrait, by Francesco Solimena. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.)
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48. Detail of Kneeling Attendant from Dido Receiving Aeneas Illustrated in Fig. 45.
Attributed works:
49. St Martin Dividing His Cloak, by Francesco Solimena. Canvas, c.79 by 117 cm. (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.)