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Title
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Las damas Troyanas llevan en ombros a Polixene que acaba de espirar
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Description
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This image depicts a group of Trojan women carrying the dead body of Polyxena, the daughter of King Priam of Troy. Polyxena had been sacrificed by the Greeks to honour the bravery of Achilles. The women are depicted lifting the body of Polyxena as they mourn for her and for Troy.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25123
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Source Name
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Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]
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Image
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mta_25123_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Polyxena
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Trojan War
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Mythology