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Erichthonius found by the daughters of Cecrops

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the daughters of Cecrops open the basket and discover the serpent-shaped child; possibly a crow (i.e. Coronis metamorphosed) looks on

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Dochters van Cecrops openen de mand van Minerva
workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, 1590
Erichthonius found by the daughters of Cecrops
Hendrick Heerschop, 1650 - 1672
Erichthonius uit zijn mand gelaten
Antonio Tempesta, 1606 - 1638
Dochters van Cecrops openen de mand van Minerva
workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, 1590
Dochters van Cecrops openen de mand van Minerva
workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, 1590
Dochters van Cecrops openen de mand van Minerva
Virgilius Solis, 1569

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the daughters of Cecrops open the basket and discover the serpent-shaped child; possibly a crow (i.e. Coronis metamorphosed) looks on

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