ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO (b. 1423, Castagno, d. 1457, Firenze) Famous Persons: Queen Tomyris c. 1450 Fresco transferred to wood, 245 x 1554 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence The picture shows one of the three famous women represented in the cycle. Tomyris was the queen of nomadic people of central Asia in ancient times. According to Herodotus (1:214), Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian empire, met his death in battle against her. Because of the circumstances, the episode came to be regarded as symbolic act of justice, and paintings of it were commissioned to hang in courts of law. More
ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO (b. 1423, Castagno, d. 1457, Firenze) Famous Persons: Queen Tomyris c. 1450 Fresco transferred to wood, 245 x 1554 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence The picture shows one of the three famous women represented in the cycle. Tomyris was the queen of nomadic people of central Asia in ancient times. According to Herodotus (1:214), Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian empire, met his death in battle against her. Because of the circumstances, the episode came to be regarded as symbolic act of justice, and paintings of it were commissioned to hang in courts of law. Moreover, Medieval typology made Tomyris a prefiguration of the Virgin triumphing over the Satan. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO Title: Famous Persons: Queen Tomyris Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Italian Form: painting Type: portrait
Size: 2268px × 3600px
Photo credit: © Carlo Bollo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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