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Minerva Asks Envy to Ignite Jealousy in Aglauros
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Minerva Asks Envy to Ignite Jealousy in Aglauros

1590 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Minerva stands at the cave where Envy dwells and asks her to make Aglauros jealous of her sister Herse. The goddess is still angry with Aglauros: she had previously taken the initiative to open the basket containing Erichthonius, whom Minerva had entrusted to the daughters of Cecrops on the condition that they keep it closed. Below the image, two times two lines of verse in Latin. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMinerva vraagt Nijd om jaloezie in Aglauros te ontsteken. 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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