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The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by his son, Saturn (Cronus)," an etching by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio. The record's own title names both figures outright, glossing the Roman names Coelus and Saturn with their Greek equivalents Uranus and Cronus. The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951. Accession number 51.501.689.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/626135
Source Type
Museum
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1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned etching, the strongest available record for its attribution, date and accession number, whose own title names both depicted figures outright.
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Cronus, Deities

This source names Cronus directly: "of Coelus (Uranus) by his son, Saturn (Cronus)," an etching by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio."

Source The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Cronus, Figures

This source names Cronus directly: "of Coelus (Uranus) by his son, Saturn (Cronus)," an etching by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, 1640 to 1660, after Polidoro da Caravaggio."

Source The Castration of Coelus (Uranus) by Saturn (Cronus), accession 51.501.689 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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