Combat of Eteocles and Polynices from BL Burn 257, f. 187v
Summary
Detail of a miniature of the mortal combat of Eteocles and Polynices in front of King Adrastus and Tisiphone, illustrating book 11, verses 497ff of Statius's Thebaid. Image taken from f. 187v of Thebais (index Thebaid), with the argumenta antiqua; Achilleis (index Achilleid). Written in Latin.
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Date
1300 - 1500
Source
British Library
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Public Domain