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Telemachus Refuses the Crown and Scepter of the Cretans
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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After Idomeneus, king of Crete, was exiled by his people, the people decided to look for a new king. When Telemachus arrived in Crete, it was decided that he must become the new king. The scene shows a man kneeling among the Cretans offering Telemachus a crown and a scepter. Telemachus stands by a statue of Minos. He refuses to accept both objects.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTelemachus weigert de kroon en scepter der Kretenzers. 1758 - 1763. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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