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Boreas and Oreithyia
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Boreas and Oreithyia

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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Boreas, the north wind, is in love with Oreithyia, the daughter of a king of Athens. He flies away with Oreithyia clutched in his arms. In the margin, a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBoreas en Oreithyia. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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