The rape of Proserpina;
Lucas Kilian (1579-1637)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1605
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
405 x 582 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.10.15
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1917-1208-285-1-2
Summary
(Folio 14, recto) The rape of Proserpina; after Joseph Heintz; Proserpina and Pluto in the carriage drawn by four horses above; seventeen nymphs below; printed from two plates.
Marks and inscriptions
Below: Lettered below with 8 lines of Latin verse in four columns, two-line dedication to the duke and production line: 'Pro Sacra Caes. Maiest. pinxit Iosephus Heintz. / C.A. Lucas Kilianus August: aere incidit'
Makers and roles
Lucas Kilian (1579-1637), painter