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| Keywords: Pankraz Labenwolf - Neptune - Walters 542441.jpg This muscular standing figure of Neptune Roman god of the sea is carried on a tiny chariot drawn by hippocamps mythic creatures half horse and half fish Originally he held a trident in his right hand and the reins in his left The image of Neptune being drawn across the waters that he ruled was inspired by readings of ancient epic poetry The model for this stocky Neptune was Venetian- apparently based on a Roman figure of Hercules- but it was further explored by German sculptors probably from Nuremberg Some versions of this piece were made for table fountains ca 1575 Renaissance bronze cm 38 1 11 11 16 51 accession number 54 2441 18923 Robert Mayer Vienna date and mode of acquisition unknown Paul Drey Gallery Elisabeth M Drey New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1959 by purchase Museum purchase 1959 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 Nuremberg A Renaissance City Archer M Huntington Art Gallery University of Texas at Austin Austin 1983-1984 place of origin Nuremberg Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Pankraz Labenwolf Hippocampus mythology Neptunus deus Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
