Medea Flees from Jason (L'épée au poing court Jason la poursuivre mais ne peut celle en vitesse aconsuivre...), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece"

Leonard Thiry|René Boyvin

1563 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Medea Flees from Jason (L'épée au poing court Jason la poursuivre mais ne peut celle en vitesse aconsuivre...), from "Jason and the Golden Fleece" — Leonard Thiry|René Boyvin

Plate 26 of 26. Jason, armed with a sword, watches Medea as she flees in a chariot drawn by two dragons; 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.

Artist: Leonard Thiry|René Boyvin
Date: 1563
Medium: Engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008