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Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617)

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus dated 1588

RCIN 808071

Description

B.262: Sprawling nudes foreground, dragon sinking teeth into face of one; in distant landscape, Cadmus slays the dragon. After the painting by Cornelisz in NG. 2nd state of 4.
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617)
(engraver)

After
Search the collection Cornelis Cornelisz (1562-1638)
(artist)

Search the collection Visscher, I.C.
(publisher)
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Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Cadmus (mythology)

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