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Battle of the Sea Gods
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Battle of the Sea Gods

Daniel Hopfer (I) · 1505 - 1536 · etching; brush; hand coloring; paper; watercolor (paint)

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

About this work

Representation based on a story from the Aeneid, an epic by Virgil. A nereid sits on the left behind a merman, next to her a personification of wind blowing on his horn. In the foreground mermen and hippocampi in combat.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGevecht tussen de zeegoden. 1505 - 1536. Daniel Hopfer (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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