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Polyphemus (Cyclops)

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  • 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.
  • Odysseus and his men blinding the cyclops Polyphemus with a sharpened stake. Etching by Taylor, ca. 1790.
  • Polyphemus attacking the companions of Odysseus and their ships, or the companions and ships of Aeneas. Etching with engraving.
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    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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    Polyphemus attacking the companions of Odysseus and their ships, or the companions and ships of Aeneas. Etching with engraving.

    | Reference: 557556i
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    Polyphemus and Galatea, with Apollo and Hyacinthus above. Etching by P. Aquila, 167-, after Annibale Carracci.

    Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609. | Date: [between 1670 and 1679?] | Reference: 11608i
    Part of: Paintings by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Etchings by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
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