Polyphemus discovering Galatea and Acis

Artist Sodoma (Italian, 1477–1549)

Dateafter 1500

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 56.4 x 32.1 cm (22 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum purchase

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Object number1925.122

Label TextGiovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma, was born at Vercelli, where he apprenticed to Martino Spanzorti for seven years. After 1500, Sodoma is recorded working mainly in Siena. The third painting depicts the moment when Polyphemus the Cyclops discovers the sea nymph Galatea with her lover Acis. Polyphemus will kill Acis in jealousy, but Galatea will transform Acis into an immortal river deity.ProvenanceRaymond Henniker-Heaton, Worcester MA

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