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Cadmus Kills the Dragon
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Cadmus Kills the Dragon

1615 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Cadmus kills the dragon that has devoured his companions. Below the image, two sets of two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The series is divided into three numbered sets: two sets of 20 prints and one set of 12 prints. This print belongs to the third set.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCadmus doodt de draak. 1615. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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