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Jason, in the centre, miraculously tames two fire-breathing bulls in his quest for the Golden Fleece. He is watched in amazement to the left by Aeetes, the King of Colchis, and by his daughter Medea. She was Jason’s lover and it was she who provided him with the magic herbs that protected him. This oil sketch was made in Rome by the French artist de Troy in preparation for a much larger painting, which, in turn, acted as the model for a tapestry woven in the Gobelins workshop in Paris. The scene is one of seven depicting Jason’s life.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

Jason Taming the Bulls of Aeëtes

Date

1742

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 55.3 x W 128.9 cm

Accession number

61.1

Acquisition method

purchased, 1961

Work type

Painting

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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Artist or maker

Jean-François de Troy

1679–1752

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