Neptune with a dolphin
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
late 17th century or early 18th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
confirmed: 20 1/4 × 15 3/8 × 11 3/4 in., 34.7 lb. (51.4 × 39.1 × 29.8 cm, 15.7 kg)
Classification
Sculpture-Bronze
Culture
Italian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1946
Accession Number
46.183
Tags
NeptuneDolphins
About the Artist
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian sculptor, architect, painter, and designer who is considered to be the supreme artist of the Italian Baroque. His important patrons included the Barberini and Borghese families. Italian architect. Comment on works: sculptor