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Galatea (Nereid)

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  • Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • Galatea and Acis fleeing from Polyphemus; above, Jupiter [Zeus] in the form of an eagle and Ganymede. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-, after Annibale Carracci, 1600.
  • Polyphemus and Galatea, with Apollo and Hyacinthus above. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-, after Annibale Carracci.
  • Galatea and Acis fleeing from Polyphemus; above, Jupiter [Zeus] in the form of an eagle and Ganymede. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-, after Annibale Carracci, 1600.
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    • Pictures

    Galatea, carried by dolphins and accompanied by nymphs and tritons, is watched from the shore by Polyphemus. Engraving by Agostino dalla Via after G. Lazzarini.

    Lazzarini, Gregorio, 1657-1730. | Date: [between 1700 and 1709?] | Reference: 3048084i
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    Galatea, carried by dolphins and accompanied by nymphs and tritons, is watched from the shore by Polyphemus. Engraving by J. Audran, 1729 after C. Maratti.

    Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713. | Date: [1729] | Reference: 3043965i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France.
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    Polyphemus playing the pipes to Galatea. Etching by A.C.P. de Caylus after R. La Fage.

    La Fage, Raymond, 1656-1684. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 3006307i
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    The triumph of Galatea. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.

    Raphael, 1483-1520. | Date: Anno 1693 | Reference: 2853400i
    Part of: Psyches et Amoris nuptiae ac fabula.
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    Acis and Galatea riding on a scallop shell drawn by dolphins. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.

    Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. | Date: Mar.h 1 1787 | Reference: 2133493i
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