Virgil SolisGerman, 1514–1562Apollo en Hyacinthus
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Apollo en Hyacinthus” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-22.097(R)
What it shows
Hyacinthus' blood changed into a hyacinth: when Hyacinthus is accidentally killed by Apollo with a discus, the god changes his blood into a hyacinthScrollwork and strapworkHomosexual loveDeath of Hyacinthus: he is struck by a discus thrown by ApolloPossibly through jealousy of Zephyrus, who blows just as Apollo hurls the discus
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
