Pyramus and Thisbe

A dramatic scene from the legend of Pyramus and Thisbe tells a story of ill-fated lovers Pyramus and Thisbe, whose love was forbidden by their parents. They decided to escape but at the place agreed Thisbe was suprised by the lioness so she hid herself but lost her cloak on the way which was torn up by the animal’s bloody snout. Since Pyramus found only her cloak, he realized her beloved had been murdered so he stabbed himself. When Thisbe found him dead, she killed herself. It is the story the Roman poet Ovid wrote about. One of the authors, later inspired by a tragic story of Pyramus and Thisbe, was also Shakespeare. He first used it in his work A Midsummer Night’s Dream, later in Romeo and Juliet. Due to the literary fame of the latter memories of these antique lovers have faded.
Allegory of an element Water, The Knight's Hall, Brežice Castle, Frančišek Karel Remb (1675–1718), early 18th century.