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Erysichthon Felling the Tree of Ceres
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Erysichthon cuts down Ceres' tree. As revenge, Ceres sends a nymph with her dragon-drawn chariot to Scythia to ask Hunger to punish Erysichthon. In the margin, a four-line inscription in two columns in Latin.
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Credit lineErysichthon kapt de boom van Ceres. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
