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Cadmus consults the oracle of Delphi, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), Cadmus, like his brothers sent by his father to search for his sister Europa, visits the oracle of Delphi to ask Apollo for advice, having been unable to find her. The oracle replies that he should chase a certain cow before him and found a city on the spot where she will lie. In the foreground of the print, Cadmus kneels by the oracle; in the background, he drives the cow before him. In the lower margin a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin., print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), after design by: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), G. Rijckius, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, after design by: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, c. 1590 and/or 1615, paper, engraving, height 180 mm × width 254 mm.

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Cadmus consults the oracle of Delphi, Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title), Cadmus, like his brothers sent by his father to search for his sister Europa, visits the oracle of Delphi to ask Apollo for advice, having been unable to find her. The oracle replies that he should chase a certain cow before him and found a city on the spot where she will lie. In the foreground of the print, Cadmus kneels by the oracle; in the background, he drives the cow before him. In the lower margin a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin., print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (workshop of), after design by: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), G. Rijckius, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, after design by: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, c. 1590 and/or 1615, paper, engraving, height 180 mm × width 254 mm

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3732 x 2631 px | 28.1 MB

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31.6 x 22.3 cm | 12.4 x 8.8 in (300 dpi)

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