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A miniature from a medieval illustrated manuscript depicts Orestes preparing to assassinate his mother, Klytaimnestra. The murder occurs outside Agamemnon's palace in Mycenae.
In terms of morphology, clothing and scenography, the miniature refers to the southern Netherlands in the 15th century.
Caption Miniature from a manuscript with Orestes killing Klytaimnestra
Mythic people Orestes (Hero)
Type Other
Origin manuscript: χειρόγραφο: The Hague, KB, 78 D 48
Current position Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of the Netherlands), Hague
Index number fol. 227r
Dating 1450 - 1475 AD
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Orestes kills Clytaemnestra | Europeana
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, KB, 78 D 48, 227r
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