Medea Embarks with Jason (Soudain de nuit avec Jason Medée laissant Colchis en l'Argo est montée), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece"

After Leonard Thiry Netherlandish

1563

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Plate 14 of 26. Night scene, with Medea leaving Colchis and boarding the Argo; within an ornate border. One of a set of illustrations to the 'Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or', published in Paris in 1563 and engraved by René Boyvin based on drawings by Léonard Thiry. Jason, the famous hero of antiquity, sets off on a quest to find the Golden Fleece which leads him to meet Medea with whom he has a love affair ending in tragedy.

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Title: Medea Embarks with Jason (Soudain de nuit avec Jason Medée laissant Colchis en l'Argo est montée), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece"
Series/Portfolio: Jason and the Golden Fleece (Livre de la Conqueste de la Toison d'or par le Prince Jason de Tessalie)
Engraver: René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers)
Artist: After Leonard Thiry (Netherlandish, active Fontainebleau ca. 1536–50)
Date: 1563
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (15.8 × 23.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Object Number: 2018.839.53.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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