Engraving of muscular sea gods and nymphs battling in churning waves among reeds, with a horn-blowing figure at upper left and a sea-serpent creature below.

Battle of the Sea Gods: Right Half of a Frieze

An engraving in black ink on grayish paper shows muscular sea gods and nymphs in a churning sea among reeds. A bearded figure blows a horn at upper left, while a nude woman and a warrior with a club contend with a monstrous fish-tailed creature in the foreground.

Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Date: 1470/1500
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper, discolored to grayish brown
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1217 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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Battle of the Sea Gods: Right Half of a Frieze

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