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Dido's Sacrifice to Juno

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Joseph Marie Vien French
Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre French
ca. 1772–74
Not on view
Despite being born into a dynasty of successful painters, Restout had a troubled relationship with the institutions that controlled the arts under the Bourbon monarchy. It was out of deference to his family’s standing, perhaps, that he was awarded a commission in 1772 for a series of tapestry designs based on Virgil’s Aeneid. In this sketch for one of the panels, Restout’s anticipation of the Neoclassical style is evident in the antique motifs and austere palette. After the Revolution, he would align himself with Jacques Louis David’s efforts to dismantle the structures of privilege and hierarchy that governed the Académie.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dido's Sacrifice to Juno
  • Artist: Jean Bernard Restout (French, Paris 1732–1797 Paris)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Joseph Marie Vien (French, Montpellier 1716–1809 Paris)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (French, Paris 1714–1789 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1772–74
  • Medium: Oil paint, over pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on paper, mounted on canvas
  • Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. (32 x 39 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Van Day Truex Fund, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.429
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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