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- Dido building Carthage, or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire is an oil on canvas painting by J. M. W. Turner. The painting is one of Turner's most important works, greatly influenced by the luminous classical landscapes of Claude Lorrain. Turner described it as his chef d'oeuvre. First exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1815, Turner kept the painting until he left it to the nation in the Turner Bequest. It has been held by the National Gallery in London since 1856. The subject is a classical landscape taken from Virgil's Aeneid. The figure in blue and white on the left is Dido, directing the builders of the new city of Carthage. The figure in front of her, wearing armour and facing away from the viewer, may be her Trojan lover Aeneas. Some children are playing with a flimsy toy boat in the water, symbolising the growing but fragile naval power of Carthage, while the tomb of her dead husband Sychaeus, on the right side of the painting, on the other bank of the estuary, foreshadows the eventual doom of Carthage. The painting measures 155.5 centimetres (61.2 in) by 230 centimetres (91 in) with the top half of the painting dominated by an intense yellow sunrise, symbolising the dawn of a new empire. The eruption of Mount Tambora in April 1815 created magnificent sunrises and sunsets which may have inspired Turner's paintings in this period. The painting was widely admired when it was first exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1815 together Crossing the Brook, a pastoral landscape of the River Tamar in Devon also inspired by Claude Lorrain. However, Turner's work was criticised by Sir George Beaumont, who complained that it was "painted in false taste, not true to nature" and did not reach the heights of Claude Lorrain's works. Turner exhibited a companion piece, , at the summer exhibition in 1817. In the first draft of his first will in 1829, Turner stipulated that he should be buried in the canvas of Dido building Carthage, but changed his mind to make a donation of the painting and The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire to the National Gallery, on condition that his two paintings should always be hung either side of Claude Lorrain's Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, a painting that Turner first saw when it was part of the Angerstein collection which later became the nucleus for the National Gallery. His revised will of 1831 changed the bequest, so Dido building Carthage would be accompanied by , and the two works would be exhibited alongside Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba and (also known as The Mill). A codicil in 1848 donated the remainder of his completed works to the new National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, so they could be displayed together. The Turner Bequest was contested by his relatives, but resolved by 1856 when the works were acquired by the National Gallery. Most of Turner's works eventually moved to the Tate Gallery in the early 20th century, but Dido building Carthage and Sun rising through Vapour remain at the National Gallery, shown with the Claudes; a few other selected works by Turner, including Rain, Steam and Speed and The Fighting Temeraire remain as examples of English painting at the National Gallery.
* Claude's The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648
* Claude's Landscape with the Marriage of Isaac and Rebecca, 1648
* Turner's The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire, 1817
* Turner's Sun Rising through Vapour, Fishermen Cleaning and Selling Fish, 1807
* Turner's Crossing the Brook, 1815 (en)
- Didon construisant Carthage ou l'Ascension de l'Empire carthaginois est un célèbre tableau du peintre William Turner datant de 1815 et conservé à la National Gallery de Londres. (fr)
- Didone costruisce Cartagine (Dido building Carthage) è un dipinto a olio su tela (155,5×232 cm) del pittore inglese William Turner, realizzato nel 1815 e conservato alla National Gallery di Londra. (it)
- Dydona wznosi Kartaginę (Powstanie imperium kartagińskiego) – obraz olejny angielskiego malarza Williama Turnera z 1815 roku, znajdujący się w zbiorach National Gallery w Londynie. Inspiracją dla powstania obrazu było dzieło Claude’a Lorraina Port morski z zaokrętowaniem królowej Saby, które Turner mógł podziwiać w paryskim Luwrze. Po raz pierwszy obraz został zaprezentowany na letniej wystawie w Royal Academy w 1815 roku. (pl)
- Dido grundar Karthago (engelska: Dido building Carthage, or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire) är en oljemålning av den engelske konstnären William Turner. Den målades 1815 och ingår sedan 1856 i National Gallerys samlingar i London. Enligt grekisk och romersk mytologi grundades Karthago av den feniciska prinsessan Dido av Tyrus. I Vergilius nationalepos Aeneiden berättas det om att hon välkomnade den landsflyktige hjälten Aeneas av Troja. De inledde en kärleksrelation, men Aeneas övergav henne senare på Jupiters befallning varvid Dido tog sitt liv i förtvivlan. I målningen avbildas Dido till vänster i blå dräkt och med diadem. Hon står vid sin make gravmonument. Den hjälmprydde mannen bredvid henne föreställer sannolikt Aeneas. Turner målade ett tiotal tavlor med motiv från antikens Karthago. År 1817 målade han Karthagiska imperiets nedgång (engelska: The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire) som utgjorde en pendang till Dido grundar Karthago; tavlorna skildrar Karthago uppgång respektive fall. I Turners första testamente från 1829 donerade han de båda tavlorna till det förhållandevis nyöppnade National Gallery, under förutsättning att de skulle paras ihop med Hamnscen med drottningen av Sabas avfärd (1648) av den franske barockkonstnären Claude Lorrain som han beundrade. I ett andra testamente från 1831 ändrade han sig och donerade hela sin samling (362 oljemålningar och 19 000 akvareller och teckningar) under förutsättning att Dido grundar Karthago och Sun rising through Vapour (före 1807) skulle ställas ut med Claudes Hamnscen med drottningen av Sabas avfärd och Landskap med Isak och Rebeckas bröllop (1648). Dessa fyra tavlor är idag utställda tillsammans på National Gallery, medan Karthagiska imperiets nedgång och ytterligare ett stort antal verk av Turner i början av 1900-talet överfördes till Tate Gallery. (sv)
- «Дидона, основательница Карфагена», иначе «Дидона при основании Карфагена, или Расцвет Карфагенской империи» (англ. Dido building Carthage, or the rise of the Carthaginian Empire) — картина Уильяма Тёрнера, написанная в 1815 году. С 1856 года хранится в Национальной галерее. (ru)
- Dido erguendo Cartago, ou O Nascimento do Império Cartaginês (Dido building Carthage, ou The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire), é uma pintura a óleo sobre tela de 1815 do mestre inglês J. M. William Turner. Esta pintura é uma das obras mais importantes de Turner que foi muito influenciado pelas paisagens clássicas luminosas de Claude Lorrain. Turner classificava-a como a sua obra-prima. Foi apresentada ao público pela primeira vez na exposição de verão da Royal Academy de 1815, tendo Turner mantido esta pintura na sua posse até que foi integrada no espólio nacional inglês através do Legado de Turner (Turner Bequest). Tem feito parte do acervo da National Gallery (Londres) desde 1856. (pt)
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- Didon construisant Carthage ou l'Ascension de l'Empire carthaginois est un célèbre tableau du peintre William Turner datant de 1815 et conservé à la National Gallery de Londres. (fr)
- Didone costruisce Cartagine (Dido building Carthage) è un dipinto a olio su tela (155,5×232 cm) del pittore inglese William Turner, realizzato nel 1815 e conservato alla National Gallery di Londra. (it)
- Dydona wznosi Kartaginę (Powstanie imperium kartagińskiego) – obraz olejny angielskiego malarza Williama Turnera z 1815 roku, znajdujący się w zbiorach National Gallery w Londynie. Inspiracją dla powstania obrazu było dzieło Claude’a Lorraina Port morski z zaokrętowaniem królowej Saby, które Turner mógł podziwiać w paryskim Luwrze. Po raz pierwszy obraz został zaprezentowany na letniej wystawie w Royal Academy w 1815 roku. (pl)
- «Дидона, основательница Карфагена», иначе «Дидона при основании Карфагена, или Расцвет Карфагенской империи» (англ. Dido building Carthage, or the rise of the Carthaginian Empire) — картина Уильяма Тёрнера, написанная в 1815 году. С 1856 года хранится в Национальной галерее. (ru)
- Dido building Carthage, or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire is an oil on canvas painting by J. M. W. Turner. The painting is one of Turner's most important works, greatly influenced by the luminous classical landscapes of Claude Lorrain. Turner described it as his chef d'oeuvre. First exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1815, Turner kept the painting until he left it to the nation in the Turner Bequest. It has been held by the National Gallery in London since 1856.
* Claude's The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648
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* Turner's The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire, 1817 (en)
- Dido erguendo Cartago, ou O Nascimento do Império Cartaginês (Dido building Carthage, ou The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire), é uma pintura a óleo sobre tela de 1815 do mestre inglês J. M. William Turner. Esta pintura é uma das obras mais importantes de Turner que foi muito influenciado pelas paisagens clássicas luminosas de Claude Lorrain. Turner classificava-a como a sua obra-prima. (pt)
- Dido grundar Karthago (engelska: Dido building Carthage, or The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire) är en oljemålning av den engelske konstnären William Turner. Den målades 1815 och ingår sedan 1856 i National Gallerys samlingar i London. (sv)
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