Triton
A life size bronze statue of a nude figure, depicted twisting round as he sits on a ring of fish. The man's head is turning to the right and is slightly raised as he blows on a horn-shaped shell held in his right hand. His eyes are fixed on the horn and his cheeks are puffed up as he blows; he gives it all the power and concentration he can muster. The bronze figure is a triton: a sea creature belonging to the sea god Neptune's entourage. The tritons dash over the waves and often use a shell, as here, for a horn. With the sound of their horns they could raise a storm or calm the sea. (http://w... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Image |
Schlagwörter: | Sculpture / Baroque / 17th century / Dutch / mythology / mythological figure / figures / male / nude / nudes / shell / shells |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26642432 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/132603 |
A life size bronze statue of a nude figure, depicted twisting round as he sits on a ring of fish. The man's head is turning to the right and is slightly raised as he blows on a horn-shaped shell held in his right hand. His eyes are fixed on the horn and his cheeks are puffed up as he blows; he gives it all the power and concentration he can muster. The bronze figure is a triton: a sea creature belonging to the sea god Neptune's entourage. The tritons dash over the waves and often use a shell, as here, for a horn. With the sound of their horns they could raise a storm or calm the sea. (http://www.rijksmuseum.nl)