5667221 The Disillusioned Medea, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Bor, Paulus (c.1600-69); 155.6 x 112.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: According to Ovid\'s \'Metamorphoses\' (Book VII), Jason with his crew of Argonauts was sent to steal the Golden Fleece (symbol of authority and kingship) from Colchis (to place Jason on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly) and was aided by Medea, daughter of the king of Colchis and a sorceress, whom he married but later deserted, leaving her with two sons who she is driven to murder. Bor shows her despair before the act.).