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#631

Küstenlandschaft mit Acis und Galatea

Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682) | Painter

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The apparent idyll is deceptive. Under the tent, the nymph Galatea is meeting not the giant Polyphemus, who has fallen passionately in love with her, but rather the young Acis. Having been spurned and rejected, Polyphemus sits on the rocks to the right, observing them. According to ancient literary accounts, his furious jealousy will soon induce him to throw a boulder at Acis and kill him. Unaware of the impending tragedy, Galatea’s companions sit in a shell chariot on the left-hand side of the picture.

Material & Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimenions
102,3 x 136 x 2,5 cm
Museum
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Location & Dating
1657
Inventory number
Gal.-Nr. 731
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