Plate 124: Hecuba and the Trojan Women Murdering Polymestor, from Ovid's 'The Metamorphoses'

Antonio Tempesta · 1606

Antonio Tempesta: Florentine, 1555 - 1630

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Plate 124: Hecuba and the Trojan Women Murdering Polymestor, from Ovid's 'The Metamorphoses'

1606

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/8 × 4 13/16 in. (10.4 × 12.3 cm)
Collection no.: 55.565.155(25)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Plate 124: Hecuba and the Trojan Women Murdering Polymestor, from Ovid's 'The Metamorphoses' — Antonio Tempesta. 1606.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/8 × 4 13/16 in. (10.4 × 12.3 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955.

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Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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