Fishermen Catching a Sea Monster
An engraving shows a crowd of men hauling a large net over the side of a boat while a monstrous sea creature with a fanged head is caught in its mesh. Rippling waves and a second vessel with rowers and a seated figure fill the composition.
- Artist
- Adamo Scultori
- Date
- 1560/70
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1141 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1570).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
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, Gift of Bernard F. Rogers, Sr.
