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Pyramus and Thisbe
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Pyramus and Thisbe

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1602 - 1607 · engraving; paper

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

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Pyramus stabbed himself with his sword after he thought that Thisbe had been killed by a lion. Thisbe discovers her dying lover, whereupon she also stabs herself. In the background, the lion with Thisbe's veil. In the margin, a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

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Credit linePyramus en Thisbe. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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