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Engraving of a reclining goddess beside a lion, with flying putti, fruit and a small building among trees, and Latin text below.

Cybele, a Phrygian earth goddess, surrounded by putti, lions, fruit and general abundance, a flying putto carries a model of a building on his head. Engraving by M. Küssel after S. Vouet.

An engraving shows a reclining female figure with a nude torso and draped legs beside a lion, while putti scatter fruit and carry a small building through leafy trees. A Latin inscription runs along the lower margin of the plate.

Artist
Simon Vouet
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2939 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cibeles, diosa frigia de la tierra, con putti y leones

Un grabado muestra una figura femenina reclinada, con el torso desnudo y las piernas cubiertas por una tela, junto a un león, mientras putti esparcen frutas y llevan un pequeño edificio entre árboles frondosos. Una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: Cibele, deusa frígia da terra, com putti e leões

Uma gravura mostra uma figura feminina reclinada, com o torso nu e as pernas cobertas por tecido, ao lado de um leão, enquanto putti espalham frutas e carregam um pequeno edifício entre árvores frondosas. Uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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