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Acis and Galatea Listening to the Song of Polyphemus
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Tapestries for the palaces of King Louis XIV were woven in the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, which also accommodated the workshops of other craftsmen employed by the court. This tapestry is part of a series with illustrations of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The set once belonged to Louis XIV.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAcis and Galatea Listening to the Song of Polyphemus. c. 1680 - c. 1684. Manufacture Royale des Gobelins. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
