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Scylla fleeing from Glaucus
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Scylla fleeing from Glaucus

Salvator Rosa · c. 1661 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; drypoint; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The sea nymph Scylla fleeing from Glaucus, who on the left, with beard and a coiling fish tail, stretches his arms toward her. Glaucus was a fisherman who, after eating magical herbs, transformed into a sea-centaur and fell in love with Scylla.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineScylla vlucht voor Glaucus. c. 1661. Salvator Rosa. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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