Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
62 3/4 x 45 7/8 in. (159.4 x 116.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Marquand Fund, 1906
Accession Number
06.1039
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the vibrant mythological scene *Two Tritons at the of Acheloüs*, artists Cornelis de Vos Frans Snyders capture a lively moment from Ovid's *Metamorphoses*. The depicts two muscular Tritons—mythical sea deities with human torsos and fish tails—amid the grand banquet hosted by the river god Acheloüs. Surrounded by crabs and other banquet elements, the figures evoke the opulent feasts classical antiquity, blending revelry with the raw energy of the underwater realm. This collaborative masterpiece exemplifies 17th-century Flemish Baroque artistry, where de Vos, a master portraitist known for h...