Tag: Dido
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20 Works, Today, June 7th. is Anton Maulbertsch’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #156
After the death of Sarah, Isaac, her son, was lonely; and as he was now old enough to marry, Abraham went about finding a wife for Isaac, who was already 37 years old. He commanded his servant, Eliezer of Damascus, to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own…
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Unknown Artist, 17th century, Aeneas’ Farewell to Dido 01 Painting, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #34
One of the Trojan heroes, Aeneas wandered for six years after the fall of Troy and reached Carthage for some rest. The queen Dido welcomed them whole-heartedly and heard their story. During his stay, Aeneas and Dido fell in love with each other and Dido declared him her lord and began to rule Carthage together.…
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