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Jupiter being suckled by the goat Amalthea
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Jupiter being suckled by the goat Amalthea

Matthijs Pool · 1696 - 1727 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Jupiter is raised on Mount Ida by nymphs. They feed him with the milk of the goat Amalthea. A shepherd gives him honeycombs. In the margin a three-line inscription in Dutch.

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Credit lineJupiter wordt gezoogd door de geit Amalthea. 1696 - 1727. Matthijs Pool. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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