Cyparissus Gods of agriculture (series title) Cyparissus is changed by Apollo into a cypress as he mourns the death of his favorite deer. The deer hit by an arrow behind Cyparissus. From Cyparissus hands and hair grow branches with leaves. His toes grow wortels. Manufacturer : printmaker Cornelis Cortnaar design: Frans Floris (I) (listed building) Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (listed property) Place manufacture: Antwerp Date: 1565 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process ) Dimensions: plate edge: h 290 mm × W 222 mm Subject: Cyparissus changed into a cypress: whe
Cyparissus Gods of agriculture (series title) Cyparissus is changed by Apollo into a cypress as he mourns the death of his favorite deer. The deer hit by an arrow behind Cyparissus. From Cyparissus hands and hair grow branches with leaves. His toes grow wortels. Manufacturer : printmaker Cornelis Cortnaar design: Frans Floris (I) (listed building) Publisher: Hieronymus Cock (listed property) Place manufacture: Antwerp Date: 1565 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process ) Dimensions: plate edge: h 290 mm × W 222 mm Subject: Cyparissus changed into a cypress: when pining away for the loss of his favorite stag, Cyparissus the hunter, minion of Apollo, was changed into a cypress by the god (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 106)
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