Magdalena van de PasseDutch, 1600–1638Cephalus and Procris
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Cephalus and Procris” 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
While hunting, Cephalus accidentally injures his wife Procris as she was spying on him because she suspected him of adultery. Desperately, he tries to save her, but in vain: in the background, the pyre for her funeral is already being prepared. Magdalena de Passe based this mythological scene on a painting by Adam Elsheimer. She dedicated the print to the Flemish painter Rubens, with whom she was in contact.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1944-191
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
