Thetis plunging the infant Achilles head first into a vase containing water of the Styx in order to make him invulnerable. Etching by P. Testa, ca. 1648.
- Testa, Pietro, 1611-1650.
- Date:
- [1648?]
- Reference:
- 2969654i
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About this work
Description
Other episodes are also shown including (left) the centaur Chiron with Achilles
Publication/Creation
Romae [Rome] : Arnoldus van Westerhout excudit sup. perm, [1648?]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 27.9 x 42.2 cm
Contributors
Lettering
P. Testa fecit
References note
Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Vienna 1820, vol, 20, p. 220, Testa no. 21
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2969654i
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Location Status Access Closed stores