Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts, Tempera on wood, gilt ornaments, Overall 24 1/8 x 60 3/8 in. (61.3 x 153.4 cm); painted surface 19 5/8 x 56 in. (49.8 x 142.2 cm), Paintings, Biagio d'Antonio (Italian, Florentine, active by 1472–died 1516), and Jacopo del Sellaio (Italian, Florence 1441/42–1493 Florence), In this panel and its companion the story of Jason and the Argonauts unfolds in a continuous narrative. The episodes here include the meeting of King Aëetes and his daughters Medea and Chalciope with Jason and his companions; Jason plowing the grove of Ares, where the Golden Fleece is guarded; Orpheus lulling the dragon to sleep so that Jason may steal the fleece; and, probably, the King sending his sons off to capture the fleeing Jason and Medea
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