コレクション番号 MFA4140
作品名 Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris
作品名欧文 Head of Cyrus Brought to Queen Tomyris
作家名 ペーテル・パウル・ルーベンス
所蔵先 ボストン美術館
クレジット Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection 41.40 Photograph © 2025 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All rights reserved. c/o DNPartcom
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フィルムNo. MFA41.40
作品No. 41.4
年代 about 1622-23
制作年 about 1622-23
寸法 205.1 x 361 cm (80 3/4 x 142 1/8 in.)
解説 Rubens stages the story of Queen Tomyris, who defeated the Persian king Cyrus and had his head bathed in blood in revenge for his treacherous role in the death of her son. The painting may have been commissioned by Rubens's patron Archduchess Isabella, ruler of the Southern Netherlands, tosymbolize just retribution by a virtuous monarch. Pageants and processions in Isabella's honor had linked her with Tomyris and other warrior queens of antiquity. The painting was probably designed by Rubens and largely executed by studio assistants, under his supervision. Rubens's sons served as models for the pages at left.
