Why it matters
Prince Antiochus lies mortally ill for love of his father's new wife Stratonice; the doctor Erasistratus notices his heartbeat quicken when she enters, and his father collapses at the foot of the bed.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1840.
- The Duke of Orléans commissioned it in 1834.
- The story is told by Plutarch.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Illness of Antiochus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
