Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Hero and Leander / Leander swimming to Hero
Orestes / After the death of Clytemnestra / Orestes and the ghost of Clytemnestra
Orestes / After the death of Clytemnestra / Orestes, pursued by the Furies, collapses in madness after killing the cows of the Scythians

Further details

17th-century Pasticcio - the woman in the temple perhaps from a relief of Hero and Leander, 1st century AD, the sleeping furies c150-175 AD perhaps from Orestes and the furies in the temple of Apollo (cf. Aeschylus, Eumenides). The current composition represents Clytemnestra's call for revenge

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

1st century - 2nd century (third quarter)

Location

Madrid, Museo del Prado (inv. 131-E)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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