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The Erinyes Drive Alcmaeon from the Corpse of His Mother, Eriphyle, Whom He Has Killed, Johann Heinrich Füssli

The Erinyes Drive Alcmaeon from the Corpse of His Mother, Eriphyle, Whom He Has Killed

Die Erinnyen vertreiben Alkmaion von der Leiche seiner von ihm getöteten Mutter Eriphyle (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss) (1741-1825)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1821
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
122.5 × 157 cm
Collection
Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Kunsthaus de Zurich, public domain

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