De Cassandra priami troyanon regis filia · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Cassandra priami troyanon regis filia
Subject: Cassandra; Clytemnestra; The Trojan War; Agamemnon; Greek Mythology; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Troy; Asia Minor; Mycenae
Description: This engraving depicts Cassandra, the daughter of king Priam of Troy on the right-hand side of the engraving being killed under the order of Clytemnestra, who is on the left-hand side of the engraving. Boccaccio explains that Cassandra was brought to Mycenae after the Trojan War as king Agamemnon’s mistress. Agamemnon’s wife, Clytemnestra did not like this, and ordered Cassandra to be killed. Cassandra is depicted with a rope around her neck and a man pulling on the rope. Clytemnestra is depicted with a pleased look on her face as she watches Cassandra die. Cassandra’s name is engraved in the top right-hand corner of the engraving to identify her. The fallen city of Troy is depicted in the background of the engraving.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:11943
Language: lat
Source Name: De Claris Mulieribus
Parent Collection: 1473 Ulm; 1473 Ulm
Image: mta_11943_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Cassandra; Clytemnestra; The Trojan War; Agamemnon; Greek Mythology; Important Women