Set of Six Tritons
maker
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumSandstone
Dimensions45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5s29.1-6
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner purchased the stone sculptures around the rim of the Courtyard fountain in Venice. She arranged the display during the construction of the museum. In her design, Isabella alternated friezes of dolphins, cornucopias, and masks with tritons, a Greek god of the sea represented as a merman (half-man, half-fish) blowing a conch shell.
Id717051
Last Updated8/14/24
Previous NumberS5s29.1-11
Original NumberS5s22-s to S5s32-s
EmbARK ObjectID19844
Previous NumberS5s29
Source ID25621
