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Coastal Landscape with Hero and Leander
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Hieronymus Cock took his brother Matthijs’ drawing as the point of departure for this print. He replaced the figure of Saint Christopher with Hero and Leander, an amorous mythological couple. Leander would swim across the Hellespont to be with his beloved Hero, but drowned one stormy winter night. The broken-hearted Hero found his body on the beach the next morning.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCoastal Landscape with Hero and Leander. c. 1551 - before 1558. Hieronymus Cock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
