Alcinde Slays the Crocodile of Damietta
An engraving depicting a scene from the third book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which Alcinde (center left, by the crocodile's tail, holding a bow), killed a large crocodile which was the guardian deity of the city of Damietta before the arrival of Saint Louis and the crusaders.
Chauveau, François, 1613-1676
Courbé, Augustin
Paris (France)
Le Moyne, Pierre, 1602-1671
Crocodiles
Gods
Bow and arrow
Women
Musical instruments
Crowds
Cities and towns
Damietta (Egypt)
Seventeenth century
16 cm (approx.)
Still image
engravings (prints)
Duodecimo
Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique
1658 LEMO
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