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Title
Aeneae descensus ad inferos cum Sibylla Cumaea
Additional title: The Sibyl of Cumae guides Aeneas through the Underworld
Names
Baur, Joh. Wilhelm (Johann Wilhelm), 1600-1642 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Sibyls

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1700 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Sib
Topics
Future life
Mythology
Hell
Sibyls
Aeneas (Legendary character)
Charon (Greek mythology)
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Includes additional text in Latin and German. Written on border: "The Sibyl of Cumae guides Aeneas around Hell ; 'Metamorphoses' by Ovid (Book 14) ; Engr. after J.W. Baur, 17th cen."
Source identifier: 11556 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 18.6 x 24.8 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2d8ff340-c5bf-012f-0494-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1600: Creator Born
  • 1642: Creator Died
  • 1700: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Aeneae descensus ad inferos cum Sibylla Cumaea" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1700. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4705-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Aeneae descensus ad inferos cum Sibylla Cumaea" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4705-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1700). Aeneae descensus ad inferos cum Sibylla Cumaea Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4705-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Aeneae descensus ad inferos cum Sibylla Cumaea