Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Persephone.

Date made

1949

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

15.8 x 26.0 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

Mythological scene of Persephone being abducted by Hades on a horse.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

179938

Creators

Atelier 17. | (1927–1988) American | French | Organisation | print workshop

Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist