Theseus overwint de stier van Marathon

Title

Theseus overwint de stier van Marathon

Creator

Jan Raes (II) (active ca. 1650), tapestry workshop of
after design of Antoine Sallaert (1580 - 1650)

Date

1620/1637
ca. 1620 - 1637

Type

Tapestry

Format

400 x 584 cm

Source

Palacio Real de Madrid: Madrid, Spain.

Is Referenced By

Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie: The Hague, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Theseus overcomes the bull of Marathon. In celebration, a man (?) dances and plays a triangle in a left-handed position.

Geolocation

Collection

Tapestries

Citation

Jan Raes (II) (active ca. 1650), tapestry workshop of and after design of Antoine Sallaert (1580 - 1650), “Theseus overwint de stier van Marathon,” The Triangle Research Hub, accessed March 16, 2026, https://triangleresearchhub.omeka.net/items/show/629.