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Ceres

Artist (German, c. 1521-c. 1561)
CultureGerman
Daten.d.
MediumEngraving
Classificationsprints
Credit LineThe William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
Object number2014.19.2
DescriptionA nude woman, on a chariot pulled by a pair of butterflies, holds a sickle, ears of wheat, and onions(?). The chariot wheel rims are interrupted. In the sky is a radiant representation similar to the 'Sonnenstern' found in German prints of the Danube school.
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