attributed to Gabriel-François Doyen Jason and the Golden Fleece ca. 1775 drawing Minneapolis Institute of Art |
Pordenone Jason approaching King Pelias before 1539 drawing Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin |
Elisabeth Kemper Jason on the Golden Ram 1818 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
Francesco Salviati Jason preparing to kill the Ram before 1563 drawing British Museum |
Agostino Carracci Jason and the Argonauts (study for fresco) before 1602 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
from I.W. to her Unconstant Lover
Jason that came of noble race,
two ladies did begile.
I muse how he durst shew his face
to them that knew his wile.
For when he by Medea's art
had got the Fleece of Gold
And also had of her that time
all kind of things he wold,
He took his ship and fled away
regarding not the vows
That he did make so faithfully
unto his loving spouse.
How durst he trust the surging sea
knowing himself forsworn?
Why did he scape safe to the land
before the ship was torn?
– Isabella Whitney (1567)
Anonymous Italian artist Jason putting the Dragon to sleep 17th century drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
Anonymous Netherlandish artist Jason in search of the Golden Fleece ca. 1484 drawing Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Washington Allston Study for Jason Returning to demand his Father's Kingdom ca. 1807-1808 drawing Harvard Art Museums |
Raymond Lafage Jason and the Bulls of King Aeëtes ca. 1679-80 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
Annibale Carracci Meeting of Jason and King Aeëtes (study for fresco) ca. 1584 drawing Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich |
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder Jason putting the Dragon to sleep (study for engraving) ca. 1600 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder Jason putting the Dragon to sleep ca. 1602-1607 engraving Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
Abraham Dircksz Santvoort Jason approaching the Golden Fleece (title-page for a play by Pierre Corneille) 1683 etching Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
Simon Charles Miger after Jean-François de Troy Head of Jason (copied after a cartoon drawn in 1746) before 1820 intaglio print British Museum |