Saturn Wrestling with a Snake

Tommaso Minardi, 1800s

This is a drawing of a winged figure in mid-air with a serpent. The art depicts a muscular, bearded, and winged figure engaged in dynamic motion with a serpent. The figure is entwined with the serpent, which wraps… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Tommaso Minardi ¹
Date: 1800s ¹
Medium: pen and black and gray inks with wash over chalk on heavy laid paper ¹
Original: 3,521 × 4,343 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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