# Polyphemus Discovers Acis and Galatea

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## Artwork

- Artist: [POUSSIN, Nicolas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Pencil, pen, brown ink and wash on paper, 182 x 323 mm

## Commentary

This early drawing still displays typical characteristics of the School of Fontainebleau, such as the highly popular combination of large and small figures, their size difference explained by their appearance at varying spatial depths. Poussin finds additional justification for exploiting this device in the fact that the figure lurking in the foreground is a giant.

## Related artworks

- [A Bacchic Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/a-bacchic-scene-r982caaa0dfd6c7>)
- [A Dance to the Music of Time](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/a-dance-to-the-music-of-time-r5cbef137ff2af5>)
- [A Roman Road](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/a-roman-road-ra15884781d25c1>)
- [A Sacrifice](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/a-sacrifice-r014eded1739d9d>)
- [Acis and Galatea](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/acis-and-galatea-r624ead62c54c6a>)
- [Adoration of the Magi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/adoration-of-the-magi-r7c91acf57f7307>)
- [Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/annunciation-re23e71d5f12f48>)
- [Apollo and Daphne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/apollo-and-daphne-r2ea3a1c5ca3bac>)
- [Apollo and Daphne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/apollo-and-daphne-rb137db29badcc0>)
- [Apollo and the Muses \(Parnassus\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/apollo-and-the-muses-parnassus-rc5eda900ea5232>)
- [Armida Carrying off Rinaldo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/armida-carrying-off-rinaldo-r2bc1beef029412>)
- [Assumption of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poussin-nicolas-rb621720fb63e46/assumption-of-the-virgin-r4c29d9530d8dea>)

## Attribution

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