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Ceres and Proserpina
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Ceres and Proserpina

Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben · 1841 · engraving; paper; chine collé

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

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Ceres, goddess of agriculture, as the embodiment of the abundance of the earth. She is adorned with a crown of ears of corn and holds the horn of plenty in her arm and a sickle in her hand. Next to her stands her daughter Proserpina. In the corners of the frame, two dragons and agricultural products are depicted.

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Credit lineCeres en Proserpina. 1841. Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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