Go Nymphs, who lay down their arms, Love is resting! 1730 - 1760
anne_claude_philippe_caylus
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print, etching
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drawing
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allegory
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baroque
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etching
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landscape
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figuration
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nude
"Go Nymphs, who lay down their arms, Love is resting!", a print by Anne Claude Philippe Caylus created between 1730 and 1760, features a group of nymphs in a wooded setting. The print is an engraving that is part of a series depicting scenes from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses*. The scene depicts the nymphs laying down their arms, signifying peace and the relaxation of war. The engraving is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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