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Story of Cyrus II The Great, c.1590 (tapestry)

Story of Cyrus II The Great, c.1590 (tapestry)
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Story of Cyrus II The Great, c.1590 (tapestry)
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Belgian School, (16th century) / Belgian
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Tapestry
Date
C16th AD
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Story of Cyrus: Tomyris orders the head of Cyrus to be dipped in a vessel of blood. ca. 1590. (339 x 529 cm). CYRUS II The Great (559-530 BC). King of the Achaemenid dynasty, king of Ashan and founder of the Persian empire.; HERODOTUS (484-430 BC). Greek historian.; TOMYRIS (6th C. BC). Queen of Massagetae. Sixth tapestry of the series. Manufactured in Brussels in silk and wool. Anonymous design based on Michiel Coxcie. Scene from Herodotus' “” Histories”” (Book I, CCXIV) which refers to the threat Tomyris made previously to Cyrus: to quench his thirst for blood if he did not return her son and leave her territories. Central detail without the border. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Aranjuez. Royal Palace of Aranjuez

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