Erichthonius in his basket, Pieter van Sompel, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1615 - 1657 print The three daughters of King Cecrops open the basket with Erichthonius entrusted to them by Minerva. A dog grumbling together when he sees the legs of the baby, ending in snake tails. On the left a fountain with the representation of Diana van Ephesus, who here proposes Mother Earth (Gaea), the mother of the Kleine Erichthonius. Under the image a verse in Latin of the Polish poet Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski. Scene from Ovidius' Metamorphosen (with. II, 553-563). paper engraving Erichthonius, hidden in a b
Erichthonius in his basket, Pieter van Sompel, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1615 - 1657 print The three daughters of King Cecrops open the basket with Erichthonius entrusted to them by Minerva. A dog grumbling together when he sees the legs of the baby, ending in snake tails. On the left a fountain with the representation of Diana van Ephesus, who here proposes Mother Earth (Gaea), the mother of the Kleine Erichthonius. Under the image a verse in Latin of the Polish poet Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski. Scene from Ovidius' Metamorphosen (with. II, 553-563). paper engraving Erichthonius, hidden in a basket, is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of. 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa). ornamental fountain. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
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