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Polyphemus and Galatea
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Polyphemus and Galatea

Carlo Cesio · 1656 · etching; paper

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

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Polyphemus plays a love song on his panpipes for the sea nymph Galatea. Galatea sits on a shell being pulled by dolphins. She is supported by two sea nymphs.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePolyphemus en Galatea. 1656. Carlo Cesio. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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