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Orestes' revenge on Aegisthus
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Orestes' revenge on Aegisthus

c. 1648 - c. 1662 · tapestry; wool; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Tapestry. Wool and silk. Schoonhoven or Amsterdam, c. 1650. Workshop of Pieter de Cracht, possibly after a design by Salomon or Jan de Bray. One of a set of five tapestries with the story of Orestes and Iphigenia. This scene shows Orestes' anger at King Aegisthos, who has murdered his father Agamemnon.

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Credit lineOrestes' wraak op Aegisthus. c. 1648 - c. 1662. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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