Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Persephone.

Date made

1947

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, engraving and softground etching, printed with plate-tone

Matrix size

15.8 x 25.8 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

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

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

78877

Creators

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