Tityus
Tityus Tityus

By Hendrick Goltzius

In this painting Goltzius portrayed a story from Greek mythology. Tityus, a giant, had raped the goddess Leto. Apollo and Artemis, Leto’s children, captured him and as a punishment he was tied to a rock. There Tityus lay powerless and prone as a giant vulture plucked at his liver. Each day Tityus’s liver grew back and he was forced to undergo the torture again. Tityus’s face clearly shows the pain.

Year

1613

Material

oil on canvas

Dimensions

125 x 105 cm

Credit

Frans Hals Museum, photo: Tom Haartsen

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Tityus
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By Hendrick Goltzius