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Polyphemus Devours the Men of Odysseus While Achaemides Watches
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Polyphemus Devours the Men of Odysseus While Achaemides Watches

Antonio Tempesta · 1606 - 1638 · etching; paper

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The monstrous one-eyed giant Polyphemus eats the men of Odysseus while Achaemides secretly watches. Title in Latin in the lower margin.

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Credit linePolyphemus eet de mannen van Odysseus op terwijl Achaemides toekijkt. 1606 - 1638. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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