Giulio Parigi|Anonymous|Remigio Cantagallina|Jean Sauvé

Plate 16: The Argonaut Asterion led by a young figure of lightning (Asterione argonote condoti da Giove fulmina), with two female figures seated between Asterion and the figure of lightning, and a horse enveloped in clouds at the ship's prow, from the series 'The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke' (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc), for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, 1608

1664
Etching; reverse copy
9 × 12.8 cm (3.5 × 5 in)

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