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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PepperAnna, post: 4399671, member: 17332&quot;]<b>Galatea </b></p><p><b>by Perino del Vaga (Galleria Doria-Pamphili, Rome, Italy) 1501-1547</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The myth: Galatea was a Nereid (sea nymph, daughter of the sea god Nereus) who was loved by the Cyclops Polyphemus. But Galatea didn&#039;t care for him and fell in love with Acis instead. When Polyphemus discovered Acis and Galatea together, he crushed Acis to death with a boulder. </p><p><br /></p><p>The original painting:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]371921[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The cameo:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]371922[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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