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Sisyphus in Hades, rolling a boulder up a hill, and tormented by demons: AD.1.18-636

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sisyphus in Hades, rolling a boulder up a hill, and tormented by demons

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Diepenbeeck, Abraham Jansz. van (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Note

Loosely copied after Abraham van Diepenbeeck. Probably after one of Picart's plates for 'Le Temple des Muses' (Amsterdam, 1733), as there are similar copies after some of the other plates.

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.1.18-636
Primary reference Number: 203659
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sisyphus in Hades, rolling a boulder up a hill, and tormented by demons" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/203659 Accessed: 2024-11-21 22:12:50

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/203659 |title=Sisyphus in Hades, rolling a boulder up a hill, and tormented by demons |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 22:12:50|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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