Who created "Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus"?

Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus was created by Georg Pencz|Crispijn van den Broeck|Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix in 1586.

What medium is "Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus"?

Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus is Etching.

Is "Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus" in the public domain?

Yes, Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Tomyris with the Head of King Cyrus

Georg Pencz|Crispijn van den Broeck|Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix

1586

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (11.8 × 8.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1949

Accession Number

49.132.84

Tags

WomenKeys

Art Historical Context

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, this etching from 1586 the fierce Queen Tomyris triumphantly holding the severed head King Cyrus the Great. Depicting a legendary episode from Herodotus's *Histories*, it portrays the Massagetae queen avenging her son's death by the Persian ruler, dipping his head in a vessel of blood with the grim words, "I have quenched your thirst for blood." Attributed to a collaboration among German engraver Georg Pz (whose design likely originated earlier), Flemish artist Crispijn van den Broeck, and master printmaker Hieronymus Wierix, ...

About the Artist

Georg Pencz|Crispijn van den Broeck|Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix · 1490–1550

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