Title

Tantalus' torment, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Caption

Tantalus' torment, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere.

Date

1733

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B99_453

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 11,7in x 16,6in / 3511 x 4981 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature water tree people male man men hunger plant country French France pool guy hungry location century frustration frustrated concept legend punishment mythology TORMENT B&W MONOCHROME metaphor fruit tree out of reach black & white black and white B W legendary Greek mythology 18th century Eighteenth Century Art Media Tantalus engraving Bernard Picart Picart Bernard engraving