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Galatea Beloved by Polyphemus and Acis
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Galatea Beloved by Polyphemus and Acis

Virgilius Solis · 1569 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

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The sea nymph Galatea is loved by the youth Acis and by the one-eyed giant Polyphemus. Acis and Galatea caress each other while Polyphemus plays a love song for Galatea on his pan flute.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieAcis wooing Galatea
Credit lineGalatea bemind door Polyphemus en Acis. 1569. Virgilius Solis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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