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Polyphemus playing a flute at left, Galatea riding a sea monster at right

Intermediary draftsman Pietro Antonio de' Pietri Italian
After Sisto Badalocchio Italian
1704
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Polyphemus playing a flute at left, Galatea riding a sea monster at right
  • Artist: Geronimo Frezza (Italian, active 17th century)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Pietro Antonio de' Pietri (Italian, Cremia 1663–1716 Rome)
  • Artist: After Sisto Badalocchio (Italian, Parma 1585–after 1619 Rome or Parma)
  • Date: 1704
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/16 × 21 1/4 in. (29.1 × 54 cm)
    Sheet: 19 7/8 × 30 3/8 in. (50.5 × 77.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.2011(16)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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