Polyphemus seated at left playing the flute, Galatea riding a sea monster in the water at right
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Title: Polyphemus seated at left playing the flute, Galatea riding a sea monster in the water at right
Artist:
Geronimo Frezza (Italian, active 17th century)
Artist:
Intermediary draftsman Pietro Antonio de' Pietri (Italian, Cremia 1663–1716 Rome)
Artist:
After Francesco Albani (Italian, Bologna 1578–1660 Bologna)
Artist:
After Sisto Badalocchio (Italian, Parma 1585–after 1619 Rome or Parma)
Date: 1704
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 21 5/16 in. (29 × 54.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of George Hellman, 1942
Object Number: 42.65.113
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