Iconography

LITERATURE

Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Cycles / Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, MS 76 (Northern Italy, c1380-1390)
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book VIII: Continuation of the battle: Atys is killed, Tydeus is wounded and kills Melanippus / vv. 636-654: The wounded Atys dies in presence of his betrothed Ismene
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book VIII: Continuation of the battle: Atys is killed, Tydeus is wounded and kills Melanippus / vv. 659-715: Aristia of Tydeus
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book VIII: Continuation of the battle: Atys is killed, Tydeus is wounded and kills Melanippus / vv. 760-762: The dying Tydeus eats the head of Melanippus who had wounded him

Further details

Contrary to Statius's text, Ismene walks behind the dying Atys instead of having him brought to her inside Thebes; it is not clear if any specific battles of Tydeus are depicted in the centre

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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