Bellerophon slaying the Chimera; representing the defeat of heresy (Protestantism) in Belgium by Ferdinand of Spain. Etching by T. van Thulden, c. 1640, after P.P. Rubens, 1635.
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
- Date:
- 1635
- Reference:
- 27226i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
1635
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 26.9 x 23.1 cm
Lettering
Flexibus aligeri delusa, et cuspide fixa, / Ut cecidit magno sub Bellerophonte Chimæra; / Haud secus invicto Fernandi, robore, dira / Concidet hæreseos rabies: delapsaque cælo/ Unanimes tandem iunget concordia Belgas. P.P. Rub. inv. T.a.T. fe. C. Geuat
Reference
Wellcome Collection 27226i
Creator/production credits
Latin verses by Jean-Gaspard Gevaerts (Casperius Gevartius)
Reproduction note
After a design produced by Rubens in 1635 to decorate a triumphal arch in front of the abbey in Antwerp
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores