Venus tells Aeneas and his friend Achates to go to Carthage
- Medium
- tapestry weave: silk and wool
- Dimensions
- Overall: 411.3 x 294.5 cm (161 15/16 x 115 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- Tapestry
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Belgium, 17th century
About
Venus, seen here dressed as a huntress, advises her son, Aeneas, to visit Dido, queen of Carthage. Venus wants her son to stop wandering and marry the queen.
