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Battle of the Sea Gods
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Battle of the Sea Gods

Daniel Hopfer (I) · 1505 - 1536 · etching; paper

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

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Representation based on a story from the Aeneid, an epic by Virgil. Top left a fury on a dragon (the personification of envy) who summons storm winds behind Neptune's back. In the foreground mermen and hippocampi in combat.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printtriton(s)EnvyFuries, Dirae (Erinyes), Eumenides'Furie' (Ripa)
Credit lineGevecht tussen de zeegoden. 1505 - 1536. Daniel Hopfer (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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