Theseus killing Hippolyta with a spear
Theseus, king of Athens, killing the Amazon queen Hippolyta with a spear. Hippolyta wears Anassiridi pantalons, Scythian shoes and a tunic decorated with stars. The Amazon warrior Deinomache, wearing an old Scythian style tunic, defends her queen with Scythian bow and quiver of arrows. Combattimento di Teseo con Ippolita. From a Roman vase. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by B. Andrei from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847
Picture No
13134384
Media ID
45905548
Size
7784px x 4663px
(9.5MB)
Credit
Florilegius
Source
B. Andrei
