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Ceres and Phytalus
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Ceres and Phytalus

Salvator Rosa · c. 1662 · etching; drypoint; paper

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

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Phytalus sits on the left kneeling on the ground. He receives from Ceres a fig tree as thanks for his hospitality. Right two dragons through which the chariot of Ceres is usually drawn. Middle bottom three lines of Latin text (Pausanias' 'Description of Greece': I, 37, 2).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCeres en Phytalus. c. 1662. Salvator Rosa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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