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Engraving of two nude men binding a woman by her hair to a bull's horns, with a seated figure and a dog watching on a rocky base.

The death of Dirke (Dirce): her stepsons Zetos (Zethos) and Amphion tie her by her hair to the horns of a bull and have her flung into a well. Engraving, 1633.

An engraved print shows two muscular male figures pulling a bull's horns and a woman's hair while she is bound and dragged toward the bull. A seated figure and a small dog watch from a rocky base, with dense hatched shading and a Latin inscription along the lower edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1633
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2997 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1633.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La muerte de Dirce: Zetos y Anfión atan a Dirce a un toro

Un grabado muestra a dos figuras masculinas musculosas sujetando los cuernos de un toro y el cabello de una mujer que, atada, es arrastrada hacia el animal. Una figura sentada y un pequeño perro observan desde una base rocosa, con sombreado denso de tramas y una inscripción latina en el borde inferior.

Português: A morte de Dirce: Zeto e Anfião prendem Dirce a um touro

Uma gravura mostra duas figuras masculinas musculosas segurando os chifres de um touro e os cabelos de uma mulher que, amarrada, é arrastada em direção ao animal. Uma figura sentada e um pequeno cão observam de uma base rochosa, com sombreado denso em hachuras e uma inscrição latina na borda inferior.

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