SPRANGER, Bartholomaeus
(b. 1546, Antwerpen, d. 1611, Praha)

Glaucus and Scylla

1580-82
Oil on canvas, 110 x 81 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

In Greek mythology, Glaucus is a sea god, whilst Scylla is a nymph, a nymph who is the subject of Glaucus's desires.