Classical Landscapes and Mythology

Etchings depicting mythological themes and pastoral scenes, capturing narrative elements through detailed landscapes and figures.

Parijs, Swanevelt, Herman van, Verhaal van Adonis, Geboorte van Adonis, Paris, verso lower left - stamped, In a hilly landscape with a river, in the foreground on the right, four water nymphs stand with Myrrha, who are almost completely in a myrrh tree has changed. Diana takes Adonis from the tree, while another, fifth water nymph prepares a basket behind the tree. At the bottom, the episode in the story is explained in a four-line French text., print, prints, height 254 mm, width 334 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1604 - 1655, print maker, printmaker, 1654 - 1654, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher
Parijs, Swanevelt, Herman van, Verhaal van Adonis, Geboorte van Adonis, Paris, verso lower left - stamped, In a hilly landscape with a river, in the foreground on the right, four water nymphs stand with Myrrha, who are almost completely in a myrrh tree has changed. Diana takes Adonis from the tree, while another, fifth water nymph prepares a basket behind the tree. At the bottom, the episode in the story is explained in a four-line French text., print, prints, height 254 mm, width 334 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1604 - 1655, print maker, printmaker, 1654 - 1654, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher