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Daphne Transformed into a Laurel Tree
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Daphne Transformed into a Laurel Tree

Hieronymus Cock · c. 1551 - before 1558 · etching; paper

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

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River landscape with two cities connected by a bridge across a wide river. Apollo and Daphne walk through the landscape. The nymph, fleeing from the amorous god, turns into a laurel tree. Print from a series of 13 landscapes with biblical and mythological scenes.

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Credit lineDaphne verandert in een laurierboom. c. 1551 - before 1558. Hieronymus Cock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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