Scenes from the Metamorphoses; in the upper scene Jupiter and Ganymede, and below, Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea
Maker
After
(artist)
1560-1609
(engraver)
died 1692
(publisher)
1627-1691
(artist)
1560-1609
(engraver)
died 1692
(publisher)
1627-1691
Title
Scenes from the Metamorphoses; in the upper scene Jupiter and Ganymede, and below, Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea
Date of Production
(c.) 1674
Medium
printed in black
etching and engraving
etching and engraving
Dimensions
Height: 35.7 cm
Width: 55.2 cm
Width: 55.2 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7303.4
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: 3 / Io. Iacob. de Rubeis formis Romae ad Temp. S. Mariae de Pace cu Priu. S. Pont. Petrus Aquila delin et sculp. //
Inscription: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in AEdibus farnesianis. //
Inscription: Terga dedit GALATEA fugae, dedit impiger ACIS / Dum furit insano POLYPHEMVS percitus igne: / Insequitur saeuus, partemque e monte reullens, / Insulit, et totum scopulo ferus obruit ACIN. //
Inscription: An. CARRACCI / Palazzo Farnese / Rome //
Inscription: GANYMEDES in caelum ab aquila raptus. //
Inscription: Annibal Carraccius pinx. in AEdibus farnesianis. //
Inscription: Terga dedit GALATEA fugae, dedit impiger ACIS / Dum furit insano POLYPHEMVS percitus igne: / Insequitur saeuus, partemque e monte reullens, / Insulit, et totum scopulo ferus obruit ACIN. //
Inscription: An. CARRACCI / Palazzo Farnese / Rome //
Inscription: GANYMEDES in caelum ab aquila raptus. //
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