The infant monster brought to light in Apollo’s presence

Diepenbeeck, Abraham van (1596-1675)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

17th century

Height:

13.5 cm  (5 5/16 in.)

Width:

11.5 cm  (4 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

Pen and ink wash over pencil, heightened with white

Place of creation:

Flanders

Description

Three men dig in the ground at the foot of a hill or mountain topped with trees. One man kneels and helps a small infant monster to walk out of the hole dug in the ground. The hole is being dug by a second shirtless man who is bent over pushing a shovel into the ground using both hands and his left leg. The third man stands to the right of them holding a shovel in his hands and looking at the monster over his right shoulder. Apollo has descended on clouds to the ground as the monster comes forth. He is wearing only a cloak covering his shoulders that wraps around his left leg and billows out behind him. He holds his three-stringed lyre in his right hand resting on his right thigh. There is a halo around his head.

Iconclass

92B3
(story of) Apollo (Phoebus)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501] (Three strings)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Arthur W. Hooper Collection

RIdIM record id

5453