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Title
Apollo, held by Leto, shoots at Python in a landscape with palm trees
Names
Rey, A. (Engraver)
Bineteau, P. (Lithographer)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Apollo

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Apo
Topics
Palms
Bow and arrow
Serpents -- Mythology
Mythology
Apollo (Greek deity)
Leto (Greek deity)
Lecythi
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Painting from a black-figure lekythos, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
Content: Written on border: "Apollo, held by Latone or his nurse, Ortygie, aims his arrow at the serpent Python in a grotto at Delphi. Diana stands before the palm trees, one of which is male, the other female. Louvre."
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: 20.8 x 23 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9d1be150-c5be-012f-2bab-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

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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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). Apollo, held by Leto, shoots at Python in a landscape with palm trees Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a52-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Apollo, held by Leto, shoots at Python in a landscape with palm trees