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Aeneas and the Sibyl of Cumae
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Aeneas and the Sibyl of Cumae

Gerard de Lairesse · 1670 · etching; paper

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

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Aeneas visits the Sibyl of Cumae to ask to see his father's face once more. Aeneas shows the Sibyl the golden branch he was ordered to find so he could descend into the underworld. In the background, the dog Cerberus lies next to a river god.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
print'Cerbero' (Ripa)
Credit lineAeneas en de Sibille van Cumae. 1670. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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