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Psamathe Turning the Wolf into Marble
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Psamathe Turning the Wolf into Marble

Virgilius Solis · 1569 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A wolf attacks the herd of Peleus and kills the animals. Thetis and Peleus then beg the sea goddess Psamathe to stop her wrath, whereupon she changes the wolf into marble.

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Credit linePsamathe verandert de wolf in marmer. 1569. Virgilius Solis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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