'Neptune and Amymone', 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier

'Neptune and Amymone', 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier

1-343-481 - Art Media/Heritage Images

'Neptune and Amymone', 1615. Neptune -god of the sea in Roman mythology, rescued Amymone from a chthonic satyr that was about to rape her. To possess her himself, the god revealed the springs of Lerna, a cult site of great antiquity.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Leonard Gaultier, attributed to: French: Artist, painter, printmaker
People Related
  1. Thomas de Leu: French: artist, engraver, publisher, print dealer
  2. Jaspar Isac: Dutch: artist, engraver, printmaker and publisher
  3. Jean Claude Carriere: :

Medium
  1. Engraving

Category Hierarchy

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Religion & Belief Mythology

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3299x5314
File Size : 51,361kb


Aliases

  1. C234933
  1. 0510006377
  1. 1-343-481
  1. 1343481
  1. C234933

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