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Mythological Scenes
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Mythological Scenes

Daniel Berger · 1754 - 1824 · etching; paper

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

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Upper left Apollo and the nine Muses. Upper right the three Graces with Hymen lighting the torch of the blindfolded Amor. Above them Aurora floats on a cloud. Lower left Hercules in conversation with Asclepius; in the background a sphinx, Silenus, Bacchus, Janus, Fortuna, Castor and Pollux. Lower right the Egyptian gods Osiris, Isis, Serapis, Harpocrates and Apis. Numbered center bottom: Tab. XCV.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printJohann Bernhard Basedow(story of) Hymen(aeus)sphinx (lion/woman)'Sfinge' (Ripa)Serapis
Credit lineMythologische voorstellingen. 1754 - 1824. Daniel Berger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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