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Neptune and Amphitrite
Style of: Balthasar Permoser
Venetian or Austrian (Salzburg)
1710–20
Medium/Technique
Wood; polychrome wood
Dimensions
63.5 x 39.37 cm (25 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number57.665
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPolychromed wood, carved and gilt. Amphitrite reclining on shell, fish in right hand. Neptune, left foot on face of dolphin, right hand on up-curved thin body. Flowering drapery.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Countess Durckheim, Schloss Hagenburg [see note 1]. By 1957, Dr. Kurt Rossacher (b. 1918 - d. 1988), Salzburg, Austria; 1957, sold by Rossacher to the MFA for $1,800. (Accession Date: October 9, 1957)
NOTES:
[1] According to a October 9, 1957 acquisition recommendation from Hanns Swarzenski.
NOTES:
[1] According to a October 9, 1957 acquisition recommendation from Hanns Swarzenski.