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"Ciparisso" Hand-colored copper etching by Bernardo Consorti (1785-?) Original antique print After the drawing by Nicola La Volpe (1789-1876) Kyparissos was one of Apollo's lovers, who held a tame deer like a close friend for years. When he accidentally killed the animal, he was so unhappy that he wanted to die. But Apollo convinced him to live. He transformed him into a cyprus tree (symbol for mourning). La Volpe shows the two adolescent boys (Apollo with a musicial instrument and Kyparissos with hun

Mythology, Ancient World, Kyparissos, Apollo, Cyprus tree

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"Ciparisso"

Hand-colored copper etching by Bernardo Consorti (1785-?)

Original antique print 

After the drawing by Nicola La Volpe (1789-1876)

Kyparissos was one of Apollo's lovers, who held a tame deer like a close friend for years. When he accidentally killed the animal, he was so unhappy that he wanted to die. But Apollo convinced him to live. He transformed him into a cyprus tree (symbol for mourning).

La Volpe shows the two adolescent boys (Apollo with a musicial instrument and Kyparissos with hunting lance and his friend, the deer by his feet.

Very clean. The hand-coloring translucent and light.

Published in an unknown book as plate nr. LXXXVIII (88)

Image: 14 x 13 cm (ca. 5.5 x 5.1")


#Greek #mythology, #Cyparissus #Kyparissos #Apollo #cypresstree #aetiological

#Telephus #Chios #ANTIQUEMAPSANDPRINTS #ANTIQUEPRINTS #ovid #Orpheus
#Eurydice #underworld

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