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Thetis anoints Achilles with ambrosia
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Thetis anoints her mortal child Achilles with ambrosia, hoping to make him immortal. She sits on a couch on a balustrade. In the foreground a box containing the ambrosia leaves. In the background Peleus approaches. Bottom center: 3. Third print from a series of fourteen with scenes from the life of Achilles.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineThetis smeert Achilles in met ambrosia. c. 1700. J. Alexander Janssens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
