摘要：Lavinia Fontana’s(1552-1614)galatea and Cherubs riding the Stormy Waves on a Sea Monster(aka galatea)of 1590 is an intriguing mythological *** painted on copper,it is a fine example of Lavinia’s exploration of new artistic techniques and materials as well as testimony to her bold artistic ***’s galatea was part of a private collection in Bologna(Diletta Badeschi).This work fascinates the viewer with its erotic audacity and complex iconographical *** scholarship by Daniele Benati,Fausto Gozzi,and Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo assist in unraveling the meaning of this *** this essay there are additional interpretative suggestions.