Acis and Galatea
Ovid's Metamorphoses tells of the love between Acis, a Greek youth, and the sea-nymph Galatea. The myth tells how the Cyclops Polyphemos kills Acis out of jealousy and Galatea transforms him into an immortal river spirit. Here the couple sits in a shell drawn by dolphins and attended by putti.
Artwork Details
- Title: Acis and Galatea
- Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
- Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
- Publisher: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
- Date: 1787
- Medium: Engraving and etching; third state of three
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 11/16 in. (22.3 × 29.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
- Object Number: 2018.839.141
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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