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Calaïs and Zetes in combat with the Harpies
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Calaïs and Zetes in combat with the Harpies

Jean Lepautre · c. 1650 - 1703 · etching; paper

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

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On the left sits the blind king Phineus at a table. His food is constantly stolen by Harpies. The two sons of the north wind Boreas, Calaïs and Zetes, pursue the monsters through the air to help Phineus. The guests flee. In the lower margin a three-line explanation of the scene in French.

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Credit lineCalaïs en Zetes in gevecht met de Harpijen. c. 1650 - 1703. Jean Lepautre. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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