"The Triumph of Galatea" is a work by renaissance artist-- Raffaello Sanzio.
Born on April 6, 1482, Raffaello Sanzio had a gentle character, sweet look and a tender heart which enabled him to receive the favor of apostolic dignitaries including the pontiff. Being called the "fortunate boy", he was then a young man of some 20 years. In his life Raffaello completed many brilliant works, including a number of paintings of the Madonna. He was regarded as one of the top artists during his lifetime, but his death at an early age prevented him from gaining great fame.
"The Triumph of Galatea" is a fresco for the villa of Farnese a Roman noble. This is a 19th century copy of the original. For this fresco Raffaello chose a humorous anecdote from Greek Mythology as the theme. The story tells how Poseidon falls in love with the ocean goddess Galatea. He sings a love song to her but because of his ugly voice she laughs at him and rides away in her dolphin-driven carriage. What Raffaello wanted to present is the scene of Galatea riding away in her dolphin-driven carriage. She turns her head to laugh at Poseiden as she leaves, but she does not realize that Cupid is about to shoot her with one of his arrows.