This is an image of mythological figures interacting with a fantastical bird-like creature. A humanoid figure in a flowing robe and headdress reaches towards a large bird with pronounced wings and a fierce expression. The bird sits atop a cloud-like formation, while another figure, nestled among similar cloud patterns, observes. The scene is filled with details in the drapery, feathers, and ornate background elements.
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Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen

Paolo Farinati (Veronese, 1524 - 1606)

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on blue laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Overall (approximate): 15 x 28.2 cm (5 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.) ; support: 20.7 x 33.6 cm (8 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
Culture
Veronese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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