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Proserpina (Roman deity)

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  • Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.
  • Proserpine, represented by a personification of night. Engraving by B. Picart after J.M. Raon.
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    The story of Cupid and Psyche: Psyche in the underworld receives from Proserpine a jar filled with beauty for Venus. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

    Coxcie, Michel, 1499-1592. | Date: [between 1500 and 1599] | Reference: 2952296i
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    Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.

    Amigoni, Jacopo, 1682-1752. | Date: 1804 | Reference: 37544i
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    The story of Cupid and Psyche: Psyche in the underworld receives from Proserpine a jar filled with beauty for Venus. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

    Coxcie, Michel, 1499-1592. | Date: [between 1500 and 1599] | Reference: 2945248i
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    Proserpine, represented by a personification of night. Engraving by B. Picart after J.M. Raon.

    Raon, Jean-Melchior, approximately 1669-1719. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 11270i
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    Proserpine, betrayed by Ascalaphus, turns him into an owl. Engraving by Briot, 16--.

    Briot. | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 589660i
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