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Ceres in Search of Proserpina
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Ceres, goddess of agriculture, rides veiled with a torch in her hand on a chariot drawn by dragons. She is searching for her daughter Proserpina who has been abducted by Pluto. In the foreground women sit by a stream in which monstrous creatures swim. Scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCeres op zoek naar Proserpina. 1670 - 1675. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
