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The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 51.501.689)

Greco-Roman Art

An etching titled "The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by his son, Saturn (Cronus)," by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, showing Coelus seated at left, Saturn at right, and Gaea standing in the background, the scene in which Cronus overthrows and castrates his father Uranus at his mother Gaia's urging. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 51.501.689, Drawings and Prints department, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Etching, Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, Metropolitan Museum of Art 51.501.689 1
Classification
Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
Medium (class)
Etching 1
Connections

Associated With

Cronus, Deities

This source names Cronus directly: "of Coelus (Uranus) by his son, Saturn (Cronus)," by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, showing Coelus seated at left, Saturn at right, and Gaea standing in..."

Source The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Ancient Greek Religion, Religions
Source The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Cronus, Figures

The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright, glossing the Roman "Saturn" with the Greek name "Cronus" in parenthesis, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Uranos, Figures

The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright, glossing the Roman "Coelus" with the Greek name "Uranus" in parenthesis, a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
In the Other Atlases

Authored By

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.

Sources
1. The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 51.501.689
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    An etching titled "The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by his son, Saturn (Cronus)," by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio, showing Coelus seated at left, Saturn at right, and Gaea standing in the background, the scene in which Cronus overthrows and castrates his father Uranus at his mother Gaia's urging.
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Old master print (Wikipedia)
In Group: Old Master Mythological Printmaking, etching by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da CaravaggioView the Source
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