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Alpheüs and Arethusa
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Alpheüs and Arethusa

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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The river god Alpheüs chases the nymph Arethusa, whom he loved. Arethusa reaches up to Diana, who turns her into an underground river. In the margin, a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

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

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