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Deucalion and Pyrrha Create a New Race of Men
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Deucalion and Pyrrha Create a New Race of Men

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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When the water had receded, Deucalion and Pyrrha received advice from the oracle Themis to cover their faces. They throw stones behind them which turn into men and women. In the background, the temple of the oracle. In the margin, a four-line inscription in two columns in Latin.

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Credit lineDeucalion en Pyrrha scheppen een nieuw mensenras. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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