Hercules and Personification of History, Pieter de Jode (II), After Erasmus Quellinus (II), 1651 print Title in Latin on a pedestal, flanked by the personification of history and Hercules. On the pedestal a globe with trumpets, sword and a rowing belt. In a cartouche under the pedestal a medallion with Zeus and Europe. paper engraving / etching (story of) Hercules (Heracles). 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water

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