Dido verwijt Aeneas dat hij haar verlaat 1600 - 1604

"Dido verwijt Aeneas dat hij haar verlaat" (Dido reproaches Aeneas for leaving her), created between 1600 and 1604, is a drawing by Dutch artist Mattheus Terwesten. The artwork, held in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a scene from Virgil's Aeneid, where the queen of Carthage, Dido, confronts Aeneas for abandoning her to fulfill his destiny. The drawing features expressive linework and subtle shading, capturing the emotional tension of the encounter. Terwesten's work exemplifies the Dutch Baroque style, which emphasized realism and dramatic compositions.