Galatea escaping Polyphemus; he is seated on a rock holding a staff and pipes and looking towards Galatea at right riding a shell pulled by two dolphins, Cupid flying above
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Ancient Bas-Reliefs
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente
Artist bio:  |Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1515–1600
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/4 × 6 11/16 in. (10.8 × 17 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Male Nudes|Cupid|Dolphins|Galatea