Triton with shell serving as saltcellar
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
third quarter 17th century
Medium
Copper, parcel gilt and silver-gilt
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 5 1/16 × 4 7/8 × 4 7/16 in. (12.9 × 12.4 × 11.3 cm)
Classification
Sculpture-Bronze
Culture
Italian, Rome
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.1468
Tags
TritonShells
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