Artwork
Landscape with Dido and Aeneas (Storm)
Landscape with Dido and Aeneas (Storm) is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Thomas Jones. It dates from 1769 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
Landscape with Dido and Aeneas (Storm) is an oil painting created by Thomas Jones in 1769, now held at the State Hermitage Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a dramatic scene with a couple in the foreground, identified as Dido and Aeneas, set against a stormy landscape with a distant cityscape, possibly referencing a narrative from classical literature.
Technique & Style
The work showcases Jones's skill in capturing atmospheric effects, with a dark and foreboding sky illuminated by lightning, and a detailed landscape featuring trees and a city with a large dome.
Artist & collection
Artist
Thomas Jones painted quiet outdoor scenes in Naples during the 1770s and 1780s. In *Rooftops in Naples* and *Scene near Naples*, he recorded sunlit walls, laundry-strewn courtyards, and distant volcanoes with spare,…
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