A winged Cadmus (?)
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1623735
Item data
Title
A winged Cadmus (?)
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- B-C
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Supernatural beings
Mythology, Greek
Birds -- Mythology
Cadmus (Greek mythology)
Genres
Notes
Content: Possibly depicts the transformation of Cadmus into a dragon, or winged serpent, near the end of his life.
Content: Written on border: "A winged Cadmus, or an ichthyomorphic Ceyx, his body terminating in the tail of an eel. A palmiped or swimming bird stands among sea anemonees [sic]."
Source Note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 23.6 x 25.8 cm
Foxing on image.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a26a6300-c5be-012f-d4d8-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1844
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A winged Cadmus (?)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a26a6300-c5be-012f-d4d8-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). A winged Cadmus (?) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a26a6300-c5be-012f-d4d8-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A winged Cadmus (?)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a26a6300-c5be-012f-d4d8-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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