Jupiter and Juno consulting Tiresias, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), Juno and Jupiter do not agree on the answer to the question of which of the sexes can experience the greatest pleasure in love. Therefore, they put the question to Tiresias, who was once a woman for seven years, and thus can weigh both sides of the issue. In the lower margin a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin., print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), after design by: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), G. Rijckius, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, after design by: Haarlem, publis

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Jupiter and Juno consulting Tiresias, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), Juno and Jupiter do not agree on the answer to the question of which of the sexes can experience the greatest pleasure in love. Therefore, they put the question to Tiresias, who was once a woman for seven years, and thus can weigh both sides of the issue. In the lower margin a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin., print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), after design by: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), G. Rijckius, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, after design by: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, c. 1590 and/or 1615, paper, engraving, height 177 mm × width 256 mm

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