Galatea op een dolfijn
1490 - 1513
Medium
pen
Dimensions
149; 199
About this artwork
height 199 mm x width 149 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate pen drawing *Galatea op een dolfijn* (Galatea on a Dolphin) by Jacopo de' Barbari, a masterful Venetian artist active between 1490 and 1513. This intimate work, measuring just 199 mm high by 149 mm wide, captures the mythical sea nymph Galatea gracefully riding a dolphin—a nod to classical antiquity's enduring allure during the Renaissance. De' Barbari, renowned for his precise bird's-eye views like the famed *Venetiae MD* map of 1500, brings his signature meticulous line work to this mythological scene. Created in pen—likely ink on paper—this drawing exemplifies the techn...
About the Artist
Jacopo de'Barbari · 1450–1516
Possibly born in Venice; died in Mechelen or Brussels before July 17, 1516. Barbari was the first Italian Renaissance artist of note to travel to the German and Netherlandish courts. He probably received training with Alvise Vivarini in Venice in the 1490s. His best-known painting is "Still Life with a Dead Partridge" of 1504, a a trompe l'oeil probably made for one of the palaces of the Saxon duk...