Pelias Killed by his Daughters (Dont par pitié elles prennent courage son sang vider par violent ) 1563 René Boyvin Plate 23 of 26. Night scene, with Pelias' daughters entering his bedroom and killing him; one is seen brandishing a sword while the other ones are seen running away; within an ornate border. 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 w


Pelias Killed by his Daughters (Dont par pitié elles prennent courage son sang vider par violent ) 1563 René Boyvin Plate 23 of 26. Night scene, with Pelias' daughters entering his bedroom and killing him; one is seen brandishing a sword while the other ones are seen running away; within an ornate border. 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 Pelias Killed by his Daughters (Dont par pitié elles prennent courage son sang vider par violent ). 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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