Fall of Phaëthon firma frans buffa en zonen flanked by two smaller ones

flanked by two smaller ones in the foreground

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Charles is portrayed on horseback at the city gate

Fall of Phaëthon firma frans buffa en zonen flanked by two smaller onesVal van Phathon, 1728 Hendrick Goltzius The painting captures the dramatic tale of Phathon, who disastrously attempts to control his father Apollo's sun chariot. The horses set the earth ablaze, causing riverbeds to dry up and river nymphs to lament their fate. Neptune, trident in hand, emerges from the sea, reaching towards the heavens. Mother Earth, depicted as Cybele with a crown of cities, peeks out from the ground, shielding her gaze with one