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Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar
This painting depicts a story from Greek antiquity. Orestes and Pylades (left) were caught trying to steal a statue of Diana from the temple (left background). One of them will have to die. At the altar, the friends argue over who will give his life for the other. Lastman’s densely composed compositions, his bright colours and the expressive gestures of his figures – all had an impact on the young…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/95A(ORESTES)342
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/95A(ORESTES)342
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1614
- 1614
Place-Time
- first quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.collect.12110
- SK-A-2354
Extent
- height 83.2 cm
- width 126.1 cm
- height 81 cm
- width 123.2 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1614
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:09.553Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:35.339Z