The banquet of Dido The history of Dido and Aeneas (series title), A company sits around a table in a room. Servants carry food. One of them pours wine from a jug into the drinking bowl of a harnessed man seated in the foreground. It is Achates, the friend of Aeneas, whom he looks over his shoulder. Aeneas, also in armor, gestures to the woman next to him, Dido, who has put her left arm around a child. This is cupid in the guise of Aeneas' son Ascanias. Next to Dido lie a crown, a scepter and a pearl necklace on a drapery, which partially cover a seat. Plates and dishes are displayed in a buffet against the back wall. Draped curtains hang above it, and oil lamps hang from the ceiling on the left and right. At the far left a woman plays the harp, at the back left, a few musicians play on a balcony. The edges show flowers, fruits, leaf vines and a large variety of birds, against a dark brown background. The corners are decorated with a shell, volutes and acanthus leaves., anonymous, Aubusson, c. 1650 - c. 1700, ketting, inslag, tapestry, h 320 cm × w 475 cm
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