Huis van de Slaap, Bernard Picart, 1733 print The house of sleep. On top of the Diana and Night building, her children sleep in her arms (hypnos) and death (Thanatos). In the middle of the niche sleep, with his attribute Papaver in hand. In the house it is full of the Oneiroi (creatures responsible for human dreams). In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The performance is decorated with an ornamental edge. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving House of Sleep: a gloomy cave through which runs the river Lethe; possibly with two gates, one of ivory through which deceptive d
Huis van de Slaap, Bernard Picart, 1733 print The house of sleep. On top of the Diana and Night building, her children sleep in her arms (hypnos) and death (Thanatos). In the middle of the niche sleep, with his attribute Papaver in hand. In the house it is full of the Oneiroi (creatures responsible for human dreams). In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The performance is decorated with an ornamental edge. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving House of Sleep: a gloomy cave through which runs the river Lethe; possibly with two gates, one of ivory through which deceptive dreams issue, and one of horn through which true dreams issue. the children Hypnos (clad in white) and Thanatos (clad in black) sleep in the arms of their mother Nox. (story of) Diana (Artemis). (story of) Hypnos (Somnus), Sleep. gods of dream (Oneiroi) (Morpheus, Phobetor, Phantasus). scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament
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