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Neptune Calms the Waves
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Neptune Calms the Waves

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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Neptune stands on his chariot drawn by sea horses and causes the water on earth to recede. In the background, the ark of Deucalion and Pyrrha is washed ashore on the top of a mountain. In the margin, a four-line inscription in two columns in Latin.

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Credit lineNeptunus kalmeert de golven. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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