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Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders

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Mythology -- Neptune

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Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite

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Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Neptune

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Nep
Topics
Neptune (Roman deity)
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Serpents -- Mythology
Sea gods
Sea monsters
Putti
Hydra (Greek mythology)
Amphitrite (Greek deity)
Bas-reliefs
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Marble relief of the procession of Poseidon and Amphitrite, with bull-headed, horse-headed and human-headed sea serpents (the latter two also known as hippokampuses and Tritones).
Source note: Plate 28 of "Illustrations of the history of art: A series of illustrations arranged chronologically and forming an atlas, to be used in connection with any work on the history of art" by E. E. Seemann, Boston, L. Prang and company, 1879.
Original version: "Relief in Munich, formerly in the pal. Santa Croce, Rome. Possibly after Scopas."--printed on border.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 22.5 x 27.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0dc0bf60-c5bf-012f-5e87-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1879: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0ee3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0ee3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1879). Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0ee3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Nuptials of Neptune and Amphitrite