Entrance of the gentlemen of Couvonge and of Chalabre, Jacques Callot, 1627 print On the left the gentlemen of Couvonge and of Chalabre, dressed as Minos and Rhadamanthys, brothers and judges in the underworld. For them a fire -breathing dragon, sturios and the three -headed hellhound Cerberus. Under the show a caption in French. This print is part of a series of illustrations for a book about the festivities (ao a tournament) in the Ducal Palace in Nancy on February 14, 1627. Nancy paper etching chariot, triumphal car. Minos (as judge of Hades). Rhadamanthus (as judge of Hades). dragon (large
Entrance of the gentlemen of Couvonge and of Chalabre, Jacques Callot, 1627 print On the left the gentlemen of Couvonge and of Chalabre, dressed as Minos and Rhadamanthys, brothers and judges in the underworld. For them a fire -breathing dragon, sturios and the three -headed hellhound Cerberus. Under the show a caption in French. This print is part of a series of illustrations for a book about the festivities (ao a tournament) in the Ducal Palace in Nancy on February 14, 1627. Nancy paper etching chariot, triumphal car. Minos (as judge of Hades). Rhadamanthus (as judge of Hades). dragon (large fabulous serpent, sometimes with wings and legs). Cerberus, the three- or many-headed dog; 'Cerbero' (Ripa) Nancy
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