Tantalus, reclining on a rock at center, outstretching his hand towards an apple on a tree above, a snake on the ground below, buildings on fire in the background
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)|Giulio Sanuto
Artist bio: Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice|Italian, active 1540–88
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1557
Medium: Engraving; second state
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 17 11/16 × 14 3/16 in. (45 × 36 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
Accession year: 1977