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GODS AND MYTHS

Theseus / Myths / Aegeus snatches the poisoned cup from Theseus

Further details

Perhaps this scene shows King Aegeus (who is, however, not depicted as king but as an old man) sees how a warrior detected poison in a drink served by Medea by dipping his sword in, and recognising the warrior through the sword as his son

Artist or creator

German

Date

18th century

Location

Frankfurt, Städelsches Kunstinstitut (inv. 15144)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Katalog der deutschen Zeichnungen: Alte Meister, ed. Edmund Schilling, Kurt Schwarzweller, Frankfurt 1972, no. 2210

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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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