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Latona and the Lycian Peasants
workshop of François Spiering, c. 1593 - c. 1610
Parched with thirst, the goddess Latona and her children Apollo and Diana stopped to drink water from a lake in Lycia. The farmers, however, prevented her from doing this by churning the water up, making it muddy and undrinkable. The angry goddess punished them by turning them into frogs. This curse is foreshadowed here by the frogs that can be seen here and there in the water and on the banks.
- Artwork typetapestry
- Object numberBK-1969-2
- Dimensionsheight 355 cm x height 354 cm x width 330 cm x width 333 cm
- Physical characteristicswol en zijde