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Hersilia Taken Up to Heaven
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Hersilia Taken Up to Heaven

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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Hersilia, the wife of Romulus, is led by the goddess Iris, who descends from her rainbow. She climbs Romulus' hill and is taken up into heaven. In the margin, a four-line inscription in two columns, in Latin.

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Credit lineHersilia ten hemel genomen. 1602 - 1607. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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