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Diomedes Devoured by His Horses | Gustave Moreau | 1870 Frame Style:Black Frame who is seen grasping a

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who is seen grasping a woman

with some trying to escape and others frozen in fear

It depicts a flock of sheep in a state of panic

while reflections shimmer across the snow-dampened street

The artist is said to have given it to Johann Christian Finelius from Griefswald and until 1848 it was owned by Finelius's son Hermann Finelius

Diomedes Devoured by His Horses | Gustave Moreau | 1870 Frame Style:Black Frame who is seen grasping aGustave Moreaus "Diomedes Devoured by His Horses" (1870) depicts a violent episode from Greek mythology, in which Diomedes, the cruel king of Thrace, is punished for his brutality. According to the myth, Diomedes fed strangers to his savage, man eating horses until Heracles (Hercules) overthrew him and delivered him to the very beasts he had trained. Moreau presents the moment of retribution in a swirling, dramatic composition, where the frenzied

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