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The Abduction of Ganymede
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Jupiter, in the guise of an eagle, abducts the beautiful Ganymede and carries him off to Olympus. After the painting in the Cabinet de l'Amour in the Hôtel Lambert. Print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRoof van Ganymedes. 1740. Nicolas de Beauvais. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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