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The punishment of Dirce in House of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pompeii | Naples National Archaeological Museum (IMG_1783.jpg)

The punishment of Dirce in House of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pompeii

This large picture shares the theme of the Farnese Bull. The hapless Dirce is already bound to the bull which Zethus, standing on the left with his mother Antiope, is about to set free, while Amphion is conversing with his tutor behind the bull. This third style painting can be dated to the years either side of 30 AD.
Now it is in the Naples National Archaeological Museum
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