Glaucus and Scylla

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Object Details

original artist

Rosa, Salvator

etcher

Sandrart, Johann Jakob von

Description

The sea god Glaucus (half-male, half-sea serpent) at right pursues the nymph Scylla who flees to the left. Reversed copy after Rosa's etching with "inv." added and numeral "61" engraved in plate at lower right. Probably etched during the 17th century by Johann Jakob von Sandrart as he is credited with a series of prints after Rosa made in reverse with numbers added.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Marsh Collection

date made

17th century

ID Number

1978.0534.18

accession number

1978.0534

catalog number

1978.0534.18

Object Name

etching

Object Type

Etching

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

sheet: 33 cm x 23 cm; 13 in x 9 1/16 in

place made

Germany: Bavaria, Nuremberg

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Communications

Marsh Collection

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mythology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-cb1e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_788312