Jason and Medea

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Jason and Medea is an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style created by John William Waterhouse in 1907. The painting shows Medea preparing a magic potion for Jason to enable him to complete the tasks set for him by her father, Aeëtes. Jason and Medea was also a popular Greek play.
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John William Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse (6 April 1849 — 10 February 1917) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter who is most famous for his paintings of female characters from Greek and Arthurian mythology. Waterhouse was one of the final Pre-Raphaelite artists, being most productive in the latter decades of the...

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