Sujet

'Darius the Great Opening the Tomb of Nitocris', 17th century. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur

Légende

'Darius the Great Opening the Tomb of Nitocris', 17th century. The third king of the Achaemenid dynasty, Darius I (550-486 BC) ruled the Persian Empire from 522 BC until his death. Nitocris was a queen of Babylon. According to Herodotus, Darius opened her tomb expecting to find treasure, but only discovered an inscription reproaching him for his greed. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg.

Date

1637

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Notre référence

HRM19D97_252

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 26,2cm x 38,5cm / 3089 x 4550 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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