Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot
Design for a fountain with the figure of Neptune in his chariot. The outline of the fountain describes a pyramid with Neptune on his shell-shaped chariot in the center at the top, flanked by two seated nymphs and four hippocampi at the bottom of the design drawing the chariot. In between the hippocampi, a putto on a dolphin is depicted. Below the horses a shell-shaped basin of water is indicates from which water seems to stream down.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot
- Artist: Francesco Fontebasso (Italian, Venice 1707–1769 Venice)
- Date: ca. 1740–60
- Medium: Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (27.1 × 26.8 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mary Oenslager Fund, Sotheby's Inc. Gift, Van Day Truex Fund, Susan H. Seidel and Joseph F. McCrindle Gifts, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.543
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Francesco Fontebasso
1730–50
Francesco Fontebasso
1744
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1731
Francesco Fontebasso
1744
Francesco Fontebasso
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