Hero en Leander In the background the Hellespont with the city of Sestos. Leander has been to his clothes and jumps into the water. He then swims to his beloved Hero. She has a tower lit a torch to lead Leander. On a stormy night extinguished the torch and Leander drowns. The print has a Latin caption manufacture manufacturer: printmaker: Philip Galle (listed building), designed by Maarten van Heemskerck (listed property) Place manufacture: Haarlem Dating: 1569 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: h 172 mm × W 322 mm Subject: (story
Hero en Leander In the background the Hellespont with the city of Sestos. Leander has been to his clothes and jumps into the water. He then swims to his beloved Hero. She has a tower lit a torch to lead Leander. On a stormy night extinguished the torch and Leander drowns. The print has a Latin caption manufacture manufacturer: printmaker: Philip Galle (listed building), designed by Maarten van Heemskerck (listed property) Place manufacture: Haarlem Dating: 1569 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: h 172 mm × W 322 mm Subject: (story of) Hero and Leander
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