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Aesacus and Hesperia
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Hesperia is bitten to death by a snake. Aesacus runs in panic towards Hesperia. In the background Aesacus throws himself in despair from a rock, whereupon the sea nymph Thetis catches him and changes him into a bird.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAesacus en Hesperia. 1569. Virgilius Solis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
