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Dance of Putti with the Abduction of Proserpina
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Putti holding hands dance around a statue crowned with three putti, one with bow and arrow. On the right, Proserpina is abducted by Pluto, god of the underworld, in his chariot. On the left in the background, Proserpina's friends are left behind. On a cloud to the left sit Venus and Amor with the torch of love. On the right, three music-making putti on a cloud. At the bottom of the margin, the coat of arms of the Electors of Saxony, who owned the original painting in the Royal Collection in Dresden.
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Credit lineDans van putti met de roof van Proserpina. 1716 - 1761. Pieter Tanjé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.