Relief with Arion on the dolphin, Hubert Quellinus, 1719-1783
Hubert Quellinus (Dutch, 1719-1783)
Relief with Arion on the dolphin above the door to the Insurance Room in the City Hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam, after a sculpture by Artus Quellinus (I), 1719-1783.
Etching, 20.5 × 29.2 cm. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, gift of M. Onnes van Nijenrode.
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Arion was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion is chiefly remembered for the fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins, a folktale motif.
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Source and download: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-P-1911-3384