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  • The mythological story of Jason is synonymous with adventure and great feats of heroism. This tapestry belongs to a cycle of seven works relating the story of Jason's voyage with the Argonauts; their quest to capture the golden fleece, and their subsequent return to Greece. Particular emphasis is placed on one aspect of the story that is seldom explored: Jason and Medea.The cycle was woven in the celebrated Gobelins workshop to cartoons by François de Troy. Third in the cycle, this tapestry illustrates the second challenge King Aeetes issued to Jason during his quest. Having defeated the bulls of Mars, Jason was instructed to yoke the beasts and plough the field with them, sowing a serpent's teeth as he went. An army of men would rise up from the earth in the teeth's place, with whom Jason would have to do battle and defeat before the day was done. With this task Aeetes proposed to test Jason's courage and strength, and yet, both he and Jason knew it would be impossible. Jason appealed to Medea, Aeetes's daughter, who gave Jason magical herbs to protect him, confiding that he should wait until the men had grown and then throw a stone in amongst them. The men would then turn on each other, the resulting confusion enabling Jason to defeat them. In this tapestry De Troy chose to depict the moment directly after Jason has thrown a stone into the midst of the warriors, his right arm still extended behind him. Medea and Aeetes, who are seated on the left, look on at the ensuing chaos. Aeetes gestures in surprise, while Medea is clearly relieved to see her lover escape death yet again. (en)
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