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Intaglio in carnelian. Triumph of Galatea.
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Intaglio in carnelian. Triumph of Galatea.

Intaglio in carnelian. Galatea's triumph. The scene takes place into the sea: a triton is playing the roman bugle in order to announce the passage of the nymph. She is seated on a sea chariot, the which is preceded by two nereids, one of whom has her back turned. A small Eros flies over the waves, holding a torch. Galatea's figure is rising in a regal position, surrounded by a drape which is swollen because of the sea current. Refined intaglio, richly detailed and inspired by a pictorial composition. The mythological theme gave rise to a big spread of this subject, which was especially beloved by the Renaissance artists and executed inside complex and crowded scenes. The intaglio, engraved in an extraordinary thin stone, shows similarities with a chalcedony intaglio which is referred to Gaelazzo Mondella (Venus and Mars caught by Vulcan, approximately 1500, Hermitage Museum). mm 32 x 21 x 4
ca. 16th – 17th century.
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