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| Keywords: Italian - Neptune with a Seahorse - Walters 5449.jpg Neptune was the Roman god of the sea Here he is accompanied by a hippocamp or sea horse a mythological creature that was half horse and half fish that he has grabbed by the tail Originally the god would have held a trident in his left hand Neptune was often represented as a symbol of the Republic of Venice Through the city's great port passed much of the trade between the lands of the eastern Mediterranean and Europe so identifying with the Olympian ruler of the seas was a natural choice This piece demonstrates the svelte anatomy preferred by many Venetian sculptors ca 1590 Renaissance bronze cm 30 7 accession number 54 49 16880 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Hippocampus mythology Neptunus deus Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
