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Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, n.d. Creator: Pasquale de' Rossi.

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, n.d. Creator: Pasquale de' Rossi.

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Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, n.d. According to Ovid, the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape a handsome young man, and prayed to be united with him forever. A god, in answer to her prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed him into a hermaphrodite, he being considered the origin of the name. Their name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite. Attributed to Pasquale de' Rossi.

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Creator
  1. Pasquale de' Rossi, attributed to: Italian: Artist, painter
Medium
  1. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Picture Type
  1. Prints and drawings
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3000x2296
File Size : 20,180kb

Aliases

  1. 82492
  1. 1922.983
  1. 1000044171
  1. 2-933-383
  1. 2933383
  1. 82492

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