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Daughters of Minyas Turned into Bats / Scene from Mythology / Bacchus Chases Erigone
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Daughters of Minyas Turned into Bats / Scene from Mythology / Bacchus Chases Erigone

Monogrammist MP · 1680 - 1800 · engraving; paper

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

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Three depictions on one sheet. Top: Bacchus punishes the daughters of Minyas by turning them into bats. Middle: A man bends over a dead man. Beside him a lyre. In the background two men and a ball in the air. Bottom: Bacchus pursues Erigone in the guise of a vine.

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Credit lineDochters van Minyas veranderd in vleermuizen / Scène uit de mythologie / Bacchus achtervolgt Erigone. 1680 - 1800. Monogrammist MP. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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