Raimondi - Triumph der Galatea, ItI2057

Galatea steers her dolphin-drawn chariot through a crowd of marine deities while looking upward toward the heavens. Above her, three cupids aim arrows at her heart, while a fourth cupid watches from a cloud, clutching a bundle of arrows. This engraving reproduces the composition of Raphael’s famous fresco in the Villa Farnesina.

The scene is a visual representation of the Neoplatonic ideal of 'Celestial Love' (Amor Celeste) as articulated in the humanistic circles of Renaissance Rome. Galatea’s upward gaze signifies the soul’s yearning for divine beauty, contrasting with the carnal, earthly passions represented by the surrounding tritons and nymphs.