Iconography

LITERATURE

Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Cycles / Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, MS 76 (Northern Italy, c1380-1390)
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book IX: Continuation of the Battle: Hippomenes rescues the body of Tydeus and dies, as do Hypsaeus and Parthenopaeus / vv. 46-72: Polyneices and others mourn for the slain Tydeus
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book IX: Continuation of the Battle: Hippomenes rescues the body of Tydeus and dies, as do Hypsaeus and Parthenopaeus / vv. 177-195: The Thebans take and mutilate the body of Tydeus since it is no longer protected
Ancient / Statius / Thebaid / Book IX: Continuation of the Battle: Hippomenes rescues the body of Tydeus and dies, as do Hypsaeus and Parthenopaeus / vv. 485-491: Hippomedon is weakened by the flood of Ismenos and attacked by Thebans

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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