Sujet
Ewer with Triumph of Galatea, c. 1700. Creator: Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, 1656-1740).
Légende
Ewer with Triumph of Galatea, c. 1700. When the Cyclops Polyphemus discovered that his betrothed, the sea nymph Galataea, had been unfaithful, he pulverized her lover Acis with a rock. In grief, Galatea turned her lover?s blood into a river, and Acis became god of the Sicilian river that bears his name. Here, Galatea escorts a swarm of sea creatures in celebration of Acis?s apotheosis. The subject was perfectly suited to both Soldani?s fluid and highly animated style, and the traditional function of the ewer as a vessel for pouring water.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F80_223
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,4Mo (3,1Mo) / 33,0cm x 45,9cm / 3897 x 5420 (300dpi)