The Death of Hippolytus
The Death of Hippolytus - Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) - The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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The Death of Hippolytus - Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) - The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Date: c1611
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 50.2 x 70.8 cm
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 50.2 x 70.8 cm
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The Death of Hippolytus is an oil on copper work, painted by Peter Paul Rubens in about 1611, and depicts an event from Greek mythology.
Hippolytus was the son of Theseus in Greek mythology, but when his stepmother, Phaedra, fell in love with him, Hippolytus rejected her advances. Phaedra then went to her husband, Theseus, and told him that Hippolytus had attempted to rape her. Theseus believed his wife, and prayed to Poseidon for vengeance. Poseidon answered the prayer by sending sea-monsters to spook the horses pulling Hippolytus' chariot, resulting in the death of Theseus' son. More information about Hippolycus can be found here - (website opens in new window) Peter Paul Rubens |
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Born: 28 June 1577; Siegen, Germany
Died: 30 May 1640; Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
Painting School: Flemish School, Antwerp School
Died: 30 May 1640; Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Baroque
Painting School: Flemish School, Antwerp School
