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Apollo and Cyparissus
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Apollo and Cyparissus

Crispijn van de Passe (II) · c. 1636 - 1670 · engraving; paper

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

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Cyparissus mourns the death of his favorite stag. The dead animal lies before him. Apollo is about to transform him into a cypress. In the background, Cyparissus is drenching his stag.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printhomosexual love
Credit lineApollo en Cyparissus. c. 1636 - 1670. Crispijn van de Passe (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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