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Mithras slaying the sacred bull
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Allegorical representation of spring. Mithras slays the sacred bull. A dog drinks from the bull's wound and a scorpion attacks the bull's testicles. In the foreground lie a snake and a lion. Above and to the left other small representations of figures. An explanatory list with letters in Latin in the lower margin. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMithras doodt een heilige stier. 1564. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
