'The Death of Dido', c1637-c1640. Artist: Sébastien Bourdon

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'The Death of Dido', c1637-c1640. Dido, Queen of Carthage, commits suicide after being abandoned by her lover, Aeneas. The story is recounted in the Aeniad, a poem by the Roman poet Virgil. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg.

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