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Sacrifice of Iphigenia
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Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Pietro Testa · c. 1640 · etching; paper

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

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In the foreground Iphigenia about to be sacrificed. To the left, Diana and the deer with which she replaced Iphigenia at the last moment. To the right, Achilles and a group of terrified onlookers. To the left, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.

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Credit lineOffer van Iphigenia. c. 1640. Pietro Testa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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