Virgil SolisGerman, 1514–1562Aesacus en Hesperia
Can I see it?
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Where is “Aesacus en Hesperia” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Hesperia wordt doodgebeten door een slang. Aesacus rent in paniek richting Hesperia. Op de achtergrond gooit Aesacus zich uit wanhoop van een rots waarna de zeenimf Thetis hem opvangt en verandert in een vogel.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-22.108(R)
What it shows
Aesacus changed into a diving bird: in despair for having caused the death of Hesperia (or Asterope), Aesacus throws himself into the sea and is changed into a diving bird by Tethys (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 783)Aesacus changed into a diving bird while pursuing the nymph Hesperia (or Asterope), who is bitten by a snakeScrollwork and strapwork
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
