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Queen Amata and her Daughter Lavinia Dancing with the Bacchantes
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Queen Amata and her Daughter Lavinia Dancing with the Bacchantes

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1652 · etching; paper

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

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Queen Amata and her daughter Lavinia dancing with the bacchantes. In the air Alecto flies towards Juno who, accompanied by her peacock, watches the dance scene from a cloud.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieAlecto (one of the Furies)maenad(s), female bacchant(es)group dancing
Credit lineKoningin Amata en haar dochter Lavinia dansend met de bacchanten. 1652. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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