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Description: | Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book III, tells the story of the sea nymph Galatea and her lover Acis. Acis was crushed by rocks thrown by the jealous giant Polyphemus, and transformed into stone at the mouth of the Sicilian river carrying his name. We see Galatea's triumphant return to sea, surrounded by other sea gods and nymphs, and the characteristic triton and dolphin. | Subjects: | mythology (Galatea); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Carpioni, Giulio (Italian painter, draftsman, and etcher, 1613-1678) Æ Attributed to Attributed to Conca, Sebastiano (Italian painter, 1680-1764) Attributed to manner of Trevisani, Francesco (Italian painter, 1656-1746) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8808... | Go to resource |
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