Iconography

LITERATURE

Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Cycles / Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, MS 76 (Northern Italy, c1380-1390)
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book IV: Muster of the Argives and their allies, the Thebans conjure the Spirit of Laius, March of the Argives through Nemea where they find Hypsipyle / vv. 746-774: The thirsting Adrastus asks Hypsipyle on where he could find water
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book V: Hypsipyle tells about her life with the men-slaying women of Lemnos, Death of Opheltes / vv. 17-27: Adrastus asks Hypsipyle about her past
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book V: Hypsipyle tells about her life with the men-slaying women of Lemnos, Death of Opheltes / vv. 565-578: Capaneus kills the serpent that had devoured little Opheltes

Further details

Artist or creator

Altichiero (born 1330, died before 1393) (attributed)

Date

1380 (before) - 1390

Location

Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, 76

Book, text or document (source of image)

Statius (Publius Papinius Statius). Thebaid.

Notes on photograph

Collection

Hamburg stamp (Bibliothek Warburg)

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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