The personification of the rainbow in ancient Greek religion and mythology

Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.

Iris: she caries a vase through which the rays of the sun pass to form the rainbow. Engraving by G. Folo, 1814, after G. Head.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 42.6 x 28.3 cm.

1 print : mezzotint, printed in blue ; platemark 32 x 20.3 cm

1 print : etching ; image and border 47 x 71.1 cm

The personification of the art of painting, supported by Cardinal Girolamo Buonvisi, arrives on a triumphal car at Mount Parnassus where she is greeted by the muses. Etching by P. Testa, ca. 1642.

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Iris: she caries a vase through which the rays of the sun pass to form the rainbow. Engraving by G. Folo, 1814, after G. Head.

Iris, Aesculapius and Flora routing death. Mezzotint by J.J. Haid, 1737, after J.W. Baumgartner.

The personification of the art of painting, supported by Cardinal Girolamo Buonvisi, arrives on a triumphal car at Mount Parnassus where she is greeted by the muses. Etching by P. Testa, ca. 1642.