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Artemisia drinks the ashes of her husband Mausolus
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Artemisia sits by the armor of her deceased husband and receives from a servant the ashes of her husband poured into a drinking cup. In the background his body is being burned by Artemisia near a building, which probably represents the mausoleum in memory of his death.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineArtemisia drinkt het as van haar man Mausolus. 1537 - 1541. Georg Pencz. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
