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Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx
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Thetis dips Achilles in the Styx

Franz Ertinger · 1679 · etching; paper

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

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Thetis, attended by a woman with a torch, dips her son Achilles under in the river Styx. In the background the souls of deceased people wait for the crossing in the rowing boat of Charon. In the foreground a Caryatid and Atalanta and the three-headed watchdog Cerberus.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineThetis dompelt Achilles onder in de Styx. 1679. Franz Ertinger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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