Identification title(s): sacrifice of iphigenia. Ovid's metamorphoses (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-15. 967. Catalog reference: franken 1338-100. Hollstein dutch 852. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: agamemnon, king of mycenae, sacrifices his daughter iphigenia to diana, to reconcile with the goddess. At the last minute she replaces the girl with a deer and carries her away. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in latin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: crispijn van de passe (i), writer: johannes posthius. Place of manufacture: cologne. Dating: 1602 - 1607. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 84 mm × w 133 mm. Subject: what: iphigenia is saved by diana, who puts a stag (hind) in her place. Acquisition: unknown 1991. Date: between 1602 and 1607.
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