Die Töchter des Kekrops erblicken den jungen Erichthonios

Benesch 0149 - Subject: The Daughters of Cecrops Opening the Chest Containing Erichthonius (Metamorphoses, II, 552-61 and 755-61) - Verso: Abraham with the Ram (Genesis, XXII, 13) - Medium: Pen and brown ink. - 98 x 96 (irregularly cut). - COMMENTS: The subject is unusual in western art, especially in the Low Countries, though was treated in Rembrandt’s circle a few times (see Benesch 0150 and 062…