De cassandra: hija del rey priamo · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De cassandra: hija del rey priamo
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Troy; Ancient Greece; Asia Minor; Mycenae
Description: This engraving depicts Cassandra, the daughter of king Priam of Troy on the left side of the engraving being killed under the order of Clytemnestra, who is on the right side of the engraving watching the murder. 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 left-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:16659
Language: spa
Source Name: De Las Mujeres Ilustres [On Famous Women]
Parent Collection: 1494 Mujeres Ilustres; 1494 Mujeres Ilustres
Image: mta_16659_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Cassandra; Clytemnestra; Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Agamemnon; Greek Mythology; Jealousy; The Trojan War