BENVENUTO DI GIOVANNI
(b. 1436, Siena, d. after 1518, Siena)

The Meeting of Jephthah and his Daughter (detail)

c. 1470
Tempera on panel
Private collection

The detail shows Iphis, Jephthah's only daughter and her maidens stepping forward to welcome him on his arrival. Iphis offers an olive branch to the captive moor, symbolising the peace which follows the victory.




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