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The oil painting depicts Hecuba, the wife of King Priam of Troy, blinding the Thracian King Polymestor as a retribution for the death of her son Polydorus. Hecuba pokes her fingers into Polymestor's eyes, as he tries to slip away from her fury. Another woman collaborates with her in crime. She grips Polymestor by the arms tightly, so that he cannot escape.
Caption Oil on canvas with the blinding of Polymestor by Hecuba
Mythic people Hecabe (Heroine) ,Polymestor (King)
Type Other
Artist/Creator Crespi, Guiseppe Maria
Origin Old church of Augustins, Collection of the duke Albert von Saxen-Teschen, Brussels.
Current position Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels
Index number 257
Dating 1665 - 1747 AD
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Hecuba maakt Polymnestor blind De Trojaanse vrouwen maken Polymnestor blind | Europeana
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