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Pan and Syrinx
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Pan and Syrinx

1589 · engraving; paper

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

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The god Pan chases the nymph Syrinx. To escape him, she turns into reeds on the bank of the river Ladon. In the water, nymphs. On the left, the river god Ladon rests on an urn. In the lower margin, a four-line explanation in two columns, in Latin.

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Credit linePan en Syrinx. 1589. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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