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Triumph of Galatea
Felice Giani1780–90
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Galatea, riding a pair of dolphins and accompanied by sea gods, emerges from the water. Neptune is beside her upon the waves as she sprays milk from her breast.
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Details
- Title: Triumph of Galatea
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1780–90
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, traces of black chalk on white laid paper; framing lines in black chalk
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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