Paintings
The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite
PaintingMetalworkMythology & Allegory
Details
- Author / creator
- Frans Francken (Flemish, 1581–1642)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- 1630s
- Dimensions summary
- Framed: 36.2 × 43.8 × 3.8 cm; Unframed: 23.5 × 30.9 cm
- Support
- Panel
- Paint medium
- Oil
- Place of origin
- Flanders
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs Eleanor Vane, 1982
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
Neptune—the Roman god of water—and his wife, Amphitrite, ride a chariot pulled by sea horses. Water fowl and flying fish glide in the sky above them, while in the distance a group of nymphs beckon from a grotto. Neptune’s trident represents his power over water and storms; the fish, shells, coral, and pearls carried by his subjects show his wealth.
Materials and technique
Oil on copper, mounted on wood
Signature and marks
signed lower right: D.O. ffranck. f
