Deucalion and Pyrrha, Philip van Gunst, 1685 - 1732, Deucalion and Pyrrha kneel before the oracle of Themis, the enthroned Justice. Both are the only two survivors of the flood that Jupiter sent upon the world. Justice advises them to go to a field, cover their faces and throw stones behind their backs. In the background on the right, the couple follows this advice. The stones turn into children on the ground., print maker: Philip van Gunst, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1685 - 1732, paper, etching, engraving, h 163 mm × w 225 mm
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