Cygnus fights with the Trojans against the Greeks

A battlefield. In the foreground a group of horsemen are attacking a man on foot. Under their feet are the bodies of two more men and that of a horse in the process of falling. The men are dressed in long tunics with cuirasses and helmets. In the background, two men on horses fight. The one on the right is winged. The tops of spears and standards can be seen in the far back.

Engraving from an edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses, published in Cologne. Rijks Museum RP-P-OB-15,966

Online Resources
Rijks Museum RP-P-OB-15,966
Subjects
Cycnus
Cygnus
Troy
Achilles
Agent
Crispijn van de Passe
Date
1602–1607 CE
Culture
German
Medium
Print
Dimensions
h. 85 mm, w. 132 mm
Inscription
Enmanibus pedibusq ciēt certamiā cruda Cygnus Achillei deridet fulminis ictus Troies cum Grais fata vocantq suos. Opprimitur sicca non min, ergo nece.
Location
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Image Credit
Rijksmuseum
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