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Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot, from 'The Deities,' accession 18.17.2-18 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot pulled by two sea creatures," from the series "The Deities," a chiaroscuro woodcut by Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 to 1590, Drawings and Prints. Accession number 18.17.2-18.

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Citation
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/400162
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned print, the strongest available record for its artist, date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright.
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Tethys, Deities

This source names Tethys directly: "open-access collection API record for "Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot pulled by two sea creatures," from the series "The Deities," a chiaroscuro woodcut by Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 to..."

Source Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot, from 'The Deities,' accession 18.17.2-18 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Tethys, Figures

This source names Tethys directly: "open-access collection API record for "Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot pulled by two sea creatures," from the series "The Deities," a chiaroscuro woodcut by Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 to..."

Source Tethys reclining in a giant shell chariot, from 'The Deities,' accession 18.17.2-18 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)

This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 10 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 15 claims: 4 well-attested, 8 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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