18th C Engraving of the “Triumph of Galatea” after Raphael (Engraved by Cunego)
18th C Engraving of the “Triumph of Galatea” after Raphael (Engraved by Cunego)
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Triumph of Galatea
Engraved by: Domenico Cunego
18th C (1771)
25.25” x 17.25”
Copperplate engraving on laid paper
Claim Price: $195 (Reduced from $250)
Raphael’s “Triumph of Galatea”, created by Domenico Cunego (1727–1803), one of the most prominent Italian engravers of the 18th century.
The sea-nymph Galatea, surrounded by putti (cupids), tritons, and nereids — a scene from Greco-Roman mythology
Latin couplet referencing Galatea’s allure as she is drawn through Sicilian seas, igniting passion in onlookers.
Domenico Cunego, working in Rome in the 18th century, reproduced masterworks like this to circulate them among collectors and scholars. These engravings were both educational and decorative, collected by connoisseurs during the Grand Tour period.
Triumph of Galatea
Engraved by: Domenico Cunego
18th C (1771)
25.25” x 17.25”
Copperplate engraving on laid paper
Claim Price: $195 (Reduced from $250)
Raphael’s “Triumph of Galatea”, created by Domenico Cunego (1727–1803), one of the most prominent Italian engravers of the 18th century.
The sea-nymph Galatea, surrounded by putti (cupids), tritons, and nereids — a scene from Greco-Roman mythology
Latin couplet referencing Galatea’s allure as she is drawn through Sicilian seas, igniting passion in onlookers.
Domenico Cunego, working in Rome in the 18th century, reproduced masterworks like this to circulate them among collectors and scholars. These engravings were both educational and decorative, collected by connoisseurs during the Grand Tour period.