Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements"
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- Title: Earth, represented by Cybele seated at the base of a tree with fruits of the earth spread before her, a cupid with a torch approaches from the right, a stag and hound look toward Cybele from the left, from "The Elements"
- Series/Portfolio: "The Elements"
- Artist: Giulio Carpioni (Italian, Venice 1613–1678 Venice)
- Date: 1640–60
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 4 3/16 × 6 3/8 in. (10.6 × 16.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 in. × 12 13/16 in. (22.8 × 32.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Museum Accession, by exchange, 1967
- Object Number: 67.683.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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