AT-00010798
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Ewer with Triumph of Galatea
About the Artwork
Upon discovering the sea nymph Galatea's infidelity, her betrothed, the Cyclops Polyphemus, pulverizes her lover Acis with a rock. In grief, Galatea turns his blood into a river and Acis becomes god of that river, which bears his name. Here Galatea escorts a swarm of sea creatures in celebration of Acis's apotheosis.
Provenance
1932–1975: Cyril Humphris, born 1932 (London, England). 29 November 1975: Cyril Humphris, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, 1656–1740)
- Date
- c. 1700
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 81.5 x 35.5 x 26.5 cm (32 1/16 x 14 x 10 7/16 in.); Base: 8.9 x 25.9 x 26.5 cm (3 1/2 x 10 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Accession no.
- 1975.112
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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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