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Neptune Holding a Trident and Standing on a Dolphin

1519–46
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Neptune Holding a Trident and Standing on a Dolphin
  • Artist: Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
  • Date: 1519–46
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
  • Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 3 5/8in. (20.7 x 9.2cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
  • Object Number: 1975.131.30
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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