Cadmus Killing the Dragon, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, ca. 1615

Brüggen 1558 - Haarlem 1617
workshop / studio

Brüggen 1558 - Haarlem 1617
after

author

Brussels ca. 1574 - 1575 - Wassenaar ca. 1659 - 1665
publisher

print room mythologies (religious concept) figures (representations) Classical Mythology and Ancient History gods ~ classical mythology

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Cadmus slays the dragon that devoured his companions.

Artist	Hendrick Goltzius RKD Brüggen 1558 - Haarlem 1617 workshop / studio
	Hendrick Goltzius RKD Brüggen 1558 - Haarlem 1617 after
	G. Rijckius authorAAT
	Robert de Baudous RKD Brussels ca. 1574 - 1575 - Wassenaar ca. 1659 - 1665 publisherAAT
Title	Cadmus Killing the Dragon, from Ovid's Metamorphoses
Date	ca. 1615
Location	Haarlem TGN
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 3
	printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: HG. in
	printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: R de Baud. EXC.
	printed inscription outside the depiction, left middle: Ultor Agenorides soevum, procurrit in hostem,/ In faucesq. fere, sumumq. ignemq. vomentis
	printed inscription outside the depiction, centre right: Ferrum adigit, lethumq. fugâ vitare parantem/ Figit in adversam connixus corpore quercum
	printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: G. Rijckius
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT
Inventory number	2014-ML-1
Acquisition credit	unknown 2014
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-ML-1
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11691/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass	25FF41 fabulous animals ~ lizards Iconclass 25FF411 dragon Iconclass 31A21 (human) skeleton Iconclass 31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31E death of human being Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 95A(CADMUS) (story of) Cadmus Iconclass 95A(CADMUS)34 Cadmus slays the dragon Iconclass
School / Style	Renaissance AAT

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