Medea Flees from Jason (L'épée au poing court Jason la poursuivre mais ne peut celle en vitesse ) 1563 René Boyvin Plate 26 of 26. Jason, armed with a sword, watches Medea as she flees in a chariot drawn by two dragons; 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 Medea Fle
Medea Flees from Jason (L'épée au poing court Jason la poursuivre mais ne peut celle en vitesse ) 1563 René Boyvin Plate 26 of 26. Jason, armed with a sword, watches Medea as she flees in a chariot drawn by two dragons; 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 Medea Flees from Jason (L'épée au poing court Jason la poursuivre mais ne peut celle en vitesse ). 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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