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Phaëton and Apollo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Phaethon begs the sun god Apollo, to be allowed to drive a day in the sun chariot. Apollo spreads his hands above the head of his son. On the left men hold the horses for the sun chariot in check. Aurora, the goddess of dawn, flies in the middle above with her torch. On the right Father Time with his scythe, Ceres with ears of corn, and the Hours with flowers in their hands. Bottom left the Four Winds. After the painting in the Chambre des Muses in the Hôtel Lambert. Print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.
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Credit linePhaëton en Apollo. 1720 - 1733. Charles Dupuis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.