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Allegorical title page with Thalia / Ovid accompanied by two muses
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Untrimmed sheet with two prints. Left: Title page with a cartouche bearing a two-line inscription in Latin. In the center a laurelled medallion with the portrait of the poet Publius Ovidius Naso. At the bottom Amor on a globe and an eagle as a symbol of victory. Right: The poet Publius Ovidius Naso is struck by an arrow from Amor flying above him in the sky. He is accompanied by two muses Melpomene (horn in hand) and Erato (lyre at the feet). In the foreground two swans on the water. In the background on a tree a board with an inscription in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTitelpagina met het portret van Ovidius op een medaillon / Ovidius vergezeld door twee muzen. 1713. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
