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The Fall of Phaethon
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The ride of Phaethon in his father Apollo's sun chariot has gone out of control: the horses have run wild and set the earth on fire. Jupiter hurls lightning bolts and Phaethon falls from the sky with his chariot. In the lower margin, a four-line explanation in two columns, in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVal van Phaëthon. 1590. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
