Magdalena van de PasseDutch, 1600–1638Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Salmacis and Hermaphroditus” 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
The infatuated nymph Salmacis forces herself on the handsome Hermaphroditus and merges with him into one hermaphroditic person. The mythological figures in Magdalena de Passe’s print symbolize the ideal marriage. She dedicated it to the poet Jacob Cats, who often wrote about the relationships between men and women. The adjacent print depicting the myth of Cephalus and Procris is a pendant and illustrates jealous love.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-15.828
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
