Neptune with a dolphin

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

late 17th century or early 18th century

Neptune with a dolphin by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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

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