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Rape of Proserpina
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Rape of Proserpina

Pieter Claesz. Soutman · 1616 - 1657 · etching; stippelets; engraving; paper

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

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Pluto drags Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres, in his chariot. From the shore the nymphs look on. Minerva tries to prevent the abduction. Below the image four verses in Latin. Numbered "6".

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Credit lineRoof van Proserpina. 1616 - 1657. Pieter Claesz. Soutman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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