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Image: Pieter Lastman - De offerstrijd tussen Orestes en Pylades - Google Art Project

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Description: Orestes and Pylades disputing at the altar. The two friends are standing left of the altar on which branches are burning. Left the executioner is waiting holding a club. On the right Iphigeneia recognises her brother Orestes. A girl is throwing flowers at her feet. A large group of people has gathered around the altar. Left a girl ties a festoon of flowers to the altar. Right the statue of Artemis is standing. On a hill in the background stands a round temple dedicated to Artemis from which a long procession makes its way to the altar.
Title: Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar label QS:Lnl,"De offerstrijd tussen Orestes en Pylades" label QS:Len,"Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar" label QS:Lde,"Orestes und Pylades vor dem Opferaltar"
Credit: 7AG43-p6-QjLgQ — Google Arts & Culture
Author: Pieter Lastman
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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