Neptune and Amphitrite Oil on Canvas Italy XVIII Century

Features

Artwork title:  Nettuno e Anfitrite

Artistic school:  Italian School

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject:  Allegorical/Mythological Subject

Origin:  Italy

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Nettuno e Anfitrite

Oil painting on canvas. Italian school. The scene tells the Greek myth of Neptune and Amphitrite: she was a beautiful nereid (i.e. a marine deity) with whom Neptune, god of the seas, fell madly in love and decided to want her as his wife: he had her kidnapped by a dolphin and made her his wife, as well as queen of his kingdom. In art Amphitrite and Neptune are often depicted together on the chariot of the god, which plows the sea pulled by rampant horses, and surrounded by tritons and other sea creatures. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in a gilded frame from the end of the 19th century.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 105
Width: 83
Depth: 7

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 99
Width: 72