Tomyris Orders Cyrus’s Head Lowered into a Vessel of Blood

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Artwork: Tomyris Orders Cyrus’s Head Lowered into a Vessel of Blood
Description: This painting depicts the story of Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae, who defeated Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. Cyrus was killed, Tomyris ordered his head to be lowered into a vessel of blood so that he could “quench his thirst for blood”.
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