Antonio TempestaItalian, 1555–1630Cycnus en Hyrie
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Where is “Cycnus en Hyrie” 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
Hyrie verandert in een fontein. Haar zoon Cycnus verandert in een zwaan. Titel in het Latijn in ondermarge.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-H-G-142-1
What it shows
Cygnus, son of Apollo, changed into a swan: because his friend Phil(l)ius refused to give him the bull captured by the help of Hercules, Cycnus, the son of Apollo, leaps off a cliff, and is changed into a swan (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 371)Hyrie changed into a fountain: in her grief for the loss of Cycnus, her son by Apollo, Hyrie is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 380)
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
