Sujet
Lynceus and Hypermnestra, 1479 (1964). Artist: Anon
Légende
Lynceus and Hypermnestra, 1479 (1964). According to Greek mythology Hypermnestra was queen of the Argives. Lynceus was her husband. She defied the order of her father, Danaus, to murder Lyceus in his sleep because he had honoured her wish to remain a virgin. From Anton Sorg's edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's, De Mulieribus Claris (On Famous Women), Ulm, 1479. A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1964
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C59_227
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,2Mo (4,6Mo) / 43,7cm x 28,8cm / 5167 x 3396 (300dpi)