Medea Kills Her Two Children by Jason (Pour qui d'Absyrte a le sang repandu, fait que du sien le tort lui soit ) 1563 René Boyvin Plate 25 of 26: a classical setting, with Medea slaying her own children; one of the Erinyes crouching in the right foreground; Jason in the left background; surrounded by a frame with scrollwork, fantastical creatures, fruits, dogs, and winged putti. One of a set of illustrations to the Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or, published in Paris in 1563 and engraved by René Boyvin based on drawings by Léonard Thiry. Jason, the famous hero of antiquity, sets
Medea Kills Her Two Children by Jason (Pour qui d'Absyrte a le sang repandu, fait que du sien le tort lui soit ) 1563 René Boyvin Plate 25 of 26: a classical setting, with Medea slaying her own children; one of the Erinyes crouching in the right foreground; Jason in the left background; surrounded by a frame with scrollwork, fantastical creatures, fruits, dogs, and winged putti. One of a set of illustrations to the Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or, published in Paris in 1563 and engraved by René Boyvin based on drawings by Léonard Thiry. Jason, the famous hero of antiquity, sets off on a quest to find the Golden Fleece which leads him to meet Medea with whom he has a love affair ending in Medea Kills Her Two Children by Jason (Pour qui d'Absyrte a le sang repandu, fait que du sien le tort lui soit ). Jason and the Golden Fleece (Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or par le Prince Jason de Tessalie). After Leonard Thiry (Netherlandish, active Fontainebleau ca. 1536–1550). 1563. Engraving. René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers). Prints
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