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Ixion.
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Ixion.

Hendrick Goltzius · 1588 · engraving; paper

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

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Circular composition of Ixion, naked, falling between smoke clouds in the darkness. In the background right a depiction of Ixion's punishment for his attempt to seduce Hera: he was bound to a burning wheel. Around the composition a Latin border inscription. This print is part of a series of four falling men: Tantalus, Icarus, Phaëthon and Ixion.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printIxion on a burning wheel
Credit lineIxion. 1588. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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