Neptune and Amphitrite

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Dimensionsh x w: 239 x 19,5 cm

Inventory numberNMH 1264/1863

Other titlesTitle (sv): Neptunus och Amphitrite Title (en): Neptune and Amphitrite

DescriptionDescription: Neptune and Amphitrite (?) amidst waves and sea-deities. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, red chalk on grey paper. 23.9 x 19,5. Color paint stains The attribution is due to Philip Pouncey. Both sides of this drawing have subjects connected with the sea. Neptune and Amphitrite who appear on the verso, surrounded by nereids and tritons, were the god and goddess of the sea. Glaucus was a fisherman who had become a sea god by eating part of the divine herb that Cronos had sown. He fell in love with the beautiful water-nymph Scylla. She did not return his love, however, and Glaucus decided to consult the enchantress Circe who dwelt on the island of Aeaea. Circe was not insensible to the attraction of the deity and decided to transform Scylla into a terrible sea-monster who took pleasure in devouring helpless mariners who came within her grasp. There is another version of Neptune and Amphitrite offering a drink to Neptune, probably for a ceiling decoration, in the British Museum. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 1338 (verso)]

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MaterialRed crayon (Crayon), Ink, Paper

TechniqueWash drawing

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