[Polyphemus] - Antique Print from 1671
C1671

[Polyphemus]

Artist:

Jan De Bisschop (1628 - 1671)

Rare etching of Polyphemus by Jan de Bisschop. Polyphemus was the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer’s Odyssey. His name means “abounding in songs and legends”. From: Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum

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Full Title:

[Polyphemus]

Date:

C1671

Artist:

Jan De Bisschop (1628 - 1671)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Original etching

Image Size: 

140mm 
x 175mm
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[Polyphemus] - Antique Print from 1671

Genuine antique
dated:

1671

Description:

Rare etching of Polyphemus by Jan de Bisschop. Polyphemus was the giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer’s Odyssey. His name means “abounding in songs and legends”.

From: Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum

Biography:

Jan de Bisschop (1628–1671)

Bisschop was also known as Johannes Episcopius. He was a lawyer, who became a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.

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