Ixion in Tartarus on the wheel, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

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Ixion in Tartarus on the wheel, 1733. According to Greek mythology, Tartarus was the deepest part of the Underworld and reserved for evildoers. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere.

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