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Clytemnestra, holding a dagger, approaches King Agamemnon as he lies on a bed behind a curtain, while a male figure stands behind her urging her forward. The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies by John Downman shows a glowing ghostly figure confronting a group of distressed figures, including the Furies, who react with fear and agitation in a dramatic mythological scene. Electra and Orestes killing Aegisthus
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The murder of Agamemnon
Depiction of Clytemnestra, holding a dagger, about to kill her husband, Agamemnon,...
Β© Bettmann/Getty Images
John Downman: The Ghost of Cytemnestra Awakening the Furies
The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies (1781) by John Downman, depicting...
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, (B1981.25.243)
Electra and Orestes killing Aegisthus
Electra and Orestes killing Aegisthus in the presence of their mother, Clytemnestra;...
The Mansell Collection/Art Resource, New York
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