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Gods make chains to drag Jupiter from the heavens
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Gods make chains to drag Jupiter from the heavens

Giulio Bonasone · 1501 - 1580 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Vulcanus, Neptune, Minerva, and other gods make chains to pull Jupiter out of the heavens, in the forge of Vulcanus. Below a four-line verse in Italian. The image is framed in an ornamental border with putti, swans, and female figures.

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Credit lineGoden maken ketenen om Jupiter uit de hemelen te trekken. 1501 - 1580. Giulio Bonasone. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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