Thetis stopt Achilles in het vuur c. 1700

"Thetis stopt Achilles in het vuur" is an etching created around 1700 by J. Alexander Janssens. The etching depicts a scene from Greek mythology: Thetis, a sea nymph, dipping her son Achilles into the river Styx to make him invulnerable. This etching shows Thetis holding Achilles, a young boy, over a fire, symbolizing the dangerous process of making him immortal. The detailed interior setting and the use of light and shadow create a dramatic and intimate scene.