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Ceres and Phytalus
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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 descriptionCredit lineCeres en Phytalus. c. 1662. Salvator Rosa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.