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TRIUMPH OF GALATEA Artist: Domenichino ____________ Engraver: C. H. Schuleu Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK TO SEE MORE OLD WORLD VIEWS LIKE THIS ONE!! AN ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVING MADE IN THE LATE 1870s!! FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Domenico Zampieri, better known by the name of Domenichino, ranks among the most illustrious of the old Bolognese painters, and has always been considered the most distinguished pupil of the school of the Caracci, w he had Guido and Albano for fellow-students. Domenichino's picture ' The Communion of St. Jerome,' painted for the principal altar of St. Girolamo della Carita, but now in the Vatican, is regarded as the finest painting in Rome after Raffaelle's 'Transfiguration.' Its celebrity caused it to be one of the first objects of spoliation when the French invaded Italy; it was carried away and placed in the Louvre, but restored after peace was proclaimed throughout Europe. Domenichino painted comparatively few subjects like that engraved ; his pictures are chiefly from sacred or ecclesiastical history. Of those illustrating fabulous incidents from Greek and Roman writers may be pointed out as of high reputation his 'Chase of Diana,' in the Borghese Palace, and his 'Death of Adonis bewailed by Venus,' in the Durazzo Gallery. Scarcely, if at all, less meritorious than these is ' The Triumph of Galatea,' which was formerly in the famous Aguado collection, in Paris: we can find no record of its date or previous history, but the grace and beauty of the composition testify to its being- the work of a great inaster. Seated in a huge shell, which serves for a chariot, and is borne on the hacks of dolphins, is the sea-nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris, who is reported to have rejected the overtures of the Cyclops Polyphemus for those of the Sicilian shepherd Acis; the result of which was that the fortunate lover had his head broken by the Cyclops, who threw a piece of rock at him. Galatea, however, as we see her , is not mourning the loss of Acis, but is riding proudly and joyously on the ocean, surrounded by mermaids and winged Cupids, and heralded by a merman blowing a conch. A remarkable feature in many of the pictures by Domenichino is the elegant manner in which he introduces the accessories of the subject, such as the little angels, or cherubs, or cupids, whichever they may be, and also the beauty of their features. Note, too, the easy way in which some of these winged playthings are holding up the mass of drapery, so as to form a canopy for the nymph, while another little fellow, astride on the head of a dolphin, is urging it onwards by pricking it with an arrow. The scene is expressively joyous, and full of life and freshness. In the background is a presumed view of Sicily, the abode of the Cyclops, with AEtna pouring out a flame of fire. BIOGRAPHY OF ARTIST: Domenichino [Zampieri, Domenico] (born Bologna, Oct 1581; died Naples, 6 April 1641) was an Italian painter and draughtsman. On the basis of his frescoes and altarpieces he became established as the most influential exponent of the 17th-century classical style. Through his critical analysis of the art of Raphael and Annibale Carracci he was influential in the creation of a modern canon of the ancients; and he was perhaps the most complete example of a 17th-century artist struggling to reconcile tradition with the demand for spectacle. PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed in the 1870s; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 inches by 12 inches including white borders (not shown), actual scene is 8 inches by 10 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is fine. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. Please allow time for personal check to clear. We pack properly to protect your item! Pleas... read more

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