Ship of Agamemnon and Menelaus, Guided by Vulcan, from The Argonautica

Object detail

Media/Materials

Etching

Measurements

sheet, 7 5/8 x 10 1/2in (19.4 x 26.7cm)

Credit line

Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin

Accession number

TL1990.13.7.11

Object type

Prints

Department

Theatre Arts

Location

Not on view

Further information

Inspired by the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonaut's quest for the Golden Fleece, the Argonautica was staged on the Arno River in Florence to celebrate the wedding of Prince Cosimo de' Medici and Maria Magdalena of Austria in 1608.

Signature & date

On each - LC: [title]. LR: Remigio CantaGallina F,-10. LL: Battaglia Nauale rapp: in Arno per le nozze del Sermo Principe di Toscana l'Anno 1608 [illus.].

Maker

Remigio Cantagallina (Italian, b.ca. 1582, d.1656)

Giulio Parigi (Italian, b.1571, d.1635)

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