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: Marco Dente
Artist bio: Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1515–27
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 3/8 × 6 13/16 in. (11.1 × 17.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Male Nudes|Cupid|Galatea