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GODS AND MYTHS

Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Cycles / Cassoni / London, National Gallery (loans from the Mari Cha Collection, as of 2017)
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Jason and the Argonauts are welcomed by King Oetes
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / From her tower, Medea watches Jason's deeds
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Jason forces the fire-breathing oxen to plough the field
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / The soldiers born from the dragon's teeth fight each other
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Medea makes the dragon sleep
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / The taking of the golden fleece
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / The Argonauts (with Medea) flee Colchis

Further details

Artist or creator

Bartolomeo di Giovanni (active 1488-c1500)

Date

1487

Location

London, National Gallery (inv. L1175 (on loan from the Mari Cha Collection), formerly Lord Ashburnham, Countess Labia, Sotheby's 6 December 1989)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Paul Schubring, Cassoni, Leipzig 1915-1923, no. 390

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Acknowledgements

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

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