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Salmacis and Hermaphroditus / Amor and Pan
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Salmacis and Hermaphroditus / Amor and Pan

Carlo Cesio · 1656 · etching; paper

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

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Left: a medallion depicting Hermaphroditus and Salmacis intimately entwined and kissing. Around the medallion sculptures of nude figures, putti and a mask. Right: a medallion depicting Amor attempting to trample Pan. Around the medallion sculptures of nude figures, putti and a mask. The print originally belonged to liber 22 of the Atlas van Rome of Michiel Hinloopen (Schijnvoet book 10).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
print'Corpo humano' (Ripa)Cupid vanquishing Pan
Credit lineSalmacis en Hermaphroditus / Amor en Pan. 1656. Carlo Cesio. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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