painting "The Death of Dido" by Guercino
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"The Death of Dido" is a Baroque painting by Guercino that dramatically portrays the tragic suicide of the Carthaginian queen from Virgil's Aeneid.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| painting "The Death of Dido" by Guercino canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalCategory |
literary painting
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mythological painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
chiaroscuro
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dramatic lighting ⓘ dynamic composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian Baroque painting tradition ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterCreatedBy | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Guercino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian Baroque art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Carthaginian queen
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Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ female protagonist in distress ⓘ suicide of Dido ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | oil painting ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Aeneid
NERFINISHED
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Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Roman epic poetry
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classical mythology ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional intensity
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moment of Dido's death ⓘ |
| portraysEventFrom | Book IV of the Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolOfArtist | Bolognese school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Roman literature
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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death ⓘ heroic tragedy ⓘ suicide ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
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