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Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente

Galatea escaping Polyphemus; he is seated on a rock holding a staff and pipes and looking towards Galatea at right riding a shell pulled by two dolphins, Cupid flying above

ca. 1515–1600
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10.8 × 17 cm (4.3 × 6.7 in)

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