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Cartouche: Jupiter and Danaë
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Cartouche: Jupiter and Danaë

Abraham de Bruyn · 1584 · engraving; paper

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

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Jupiter, disguised as golden rain, begets Perseus with Danaë. She lies on a heavenly bed. In the frame to the left and right of the cartouche a woman under a baldachin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printornamentprentornament ~ grotesqueornament ~ cartoucheJupiter wooing Danae
Credit lineCartouche: Jupiter en Danaë. 1584. Abraham de Bruyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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