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Five Scenes from Classical Mythology
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Five Scenes from Classical Mythology

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1790 · painting technique; glass; oak (wood)

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

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Five glasses with scenes from classical mythology in a wooden frame. The glass farthest to the left: Perseus, pursued by two men (probably Phineus and one of his men), shows them the head of Medusa. One of the two turns away. The glass to the right of that: Hercules, with club, in combat with the multi-headed Hydra. The central glass: two oxen being driven by a man in brown and blue clothing. On the ground before the oxen a naked man without visible legs stretches his arms toward the animals and the man. The glass to the right of that: Medea makes Jason young again. Medea prepares a brew in a large cauldron over a fire. To her right an altar table with burning torches around it. In the foreground lies Jason, naked and bearded. The glass farthest to the right: Thisbe finds the dead Pyramus and stabs herself with his sword.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVijf taferelen uit de klassieke mythologie. c. 1700 - c. 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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