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Rescue of the antique art treasures by the gods
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Father Time and Death push the representatives of the ancient cultures into an abyss. The gods rescue the ancient art treasures. Mercury lifts a Roman statue from a pit, Hercules passes a basket with old coins and Minerva assists a man in receiving the basket. In the center a bust of the personification of Antiquity, with laurel wreath and book. Proof impression for a title page of a book on ancient art treasures.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRedding van de antieke kunstschatten door de goden. in or before 1645. Cornelis Galle (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
