Sujet

'Perillus condemned to the bronze bull by Phalaris', 16th century, (1870). Artist: Pierre Woeiriot de Bouze

Légende

'Perillus condemned to the bronze bull by Phalaris', 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving of Phalaris (c570 BC), tyrant of Agrigentum in Sicily, who commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals. They were shut up inside it and then baked alive when fires were lit underneath. Phalaris tested out the vile invention on Perillus who became the first victim of his own ingenuity. Phalaris was eventually overthrown by a popular uprising and he in turn met his end inside the bull.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1870

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C15_001

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (4,9Mo) / 30,4cm x 41,2cm / 3591 x 4870 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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