Dido

Sebald Beham

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a person seated on a stone or raised surface, with their upper body leaning slightly forward. Their head is bowed, facing slightly downwards. The person has short, wavy hair adorned with a laurel wreath and is unclothed, displaying muscular arms and torso. A cloth is draped around their lower body, partially covering their legs. They are holding a sword, with the blade resting on their thigh. The background includes rocky surfaces and a textual inscription on a plaque to the right, which appears to be in Latin. The environment has an ancient or historical aesthetic, with a rough foreground composed of gravel or stones.