UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian
(active 1450-1475 in Siena)

Story of Dido: Death of Dido

1450-75
Poplar panel
Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon

Henry Purcell (c. 1659-1695), the English composer and organist, composed an opera from the story of Dido and Aeneas.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 9 minutes):
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Dido's Farewell