Hippomenes en Atalanta Schoppen twee Hippomene et Atalante (titel op object) Kaartspel met mythologische voorstellingen (serietitel) Jeu des fables (serietitel), RP-P-OB-34.751, Stefano della Bella, between 1620 and 1664

Identification title(s): hippomenes and atalanta. Two of spades. Hippomene et atalante (title on object). Card game with mythological scenes (series title). Jeu des fables (series title). Object type: playing card picture object number: rp-p-ob-34. 751. Catalog reference: de vesme (della bella) 527-4(5), jombert (della bella) 116. Description: playing card depicting hippomenes and atalanta. Text and spades in the bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: stefano della bella, publisher: henry le gras, grantor of privilege: french crown. Place of manufacture: printmaker: france, publisher: paris, grantor of privilege: france. Dating: 1620 - 1664. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: sheet: h 88 mm (cut off inside the plate edge) × w 55 mm (cut off inside the plate edge) explanation this print is part of a card game with 52 cards with scenes from ovid's metamorphoses. The series was conceived by jean desmarests de saint-sorlin on behalf of cardinal mazarin. The card game was created for the young louis xiv, together with the jeu des reynes renommées, jeu de la géographie and jeu des rois de france. Topic: what: atalante and hippomenes (or meilanion). Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: between 1620 and 1664.