Dish (coppa): The story of Aeneas: Queen Dido of Carthage welcomes Aeneas and his son.
Object type: Dish
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Culture: Italian, Castel Durante
Artist: workshop of Giovanni Maria Vasaro
Artist bio: Italian (Castel Durante), active early 16th century
Artist role: Artist
Date: ca. 1520
Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: Diameter: 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Queens|Aeneas|Women