Enceladus Burried
Under Mount Etna

18th Century Copperplate
Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733)

From the Temple of the Muses or the Principle Histories of Fabulous Antiquity published in Amsterdam in 1733 and 1754.

A copy of this engraving can be found in the Fire Art Museums of San Francisco.

Enceladus

This wonderful image shows Enceladus (Enkelados) burried under mount Etna. Enceladus was one of the Titans, the giant children born of Gaia (Earth) from the blood of the casrated Ouranos.

During a War between the Titans and the Olympian Gods, the godess Athena wounded Enceladus with a spear and he was burried wounded on the Island of Sicily under Mount Etna. The volcanos of Mount Etna were said to be due to the trembling of the wounded giant.

Printed on beautiful handlaid chainlinked paper with full margins. Strong imprint.

Bernard Picart

Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733) was one of the most famous engravers of his generation in Europe. He learned the art of engraving from his artist father, Etienne Picart, and became a prolific artist creating works on a wide variety of subjects and in different styles. He moved to moved to Amsterdam in 1710, which was a major printing and publishing center, and soon afterwards converted to Protestantism.

One of Picart's best known works was a nine-volume publication entitled Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peoples of the World (1722, 1728). Picart himself never traveled overseas but drew on earlier sources and accounts to create fabulous images of the diversity of mankind. He died in Amsterdam in 1733.

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