Neptune with a Hippocamp

model 1652, cast probably 1652/1680s

Michel Anguier

Associated Names
Michel Anguier

Sculptor, French, 1612 - 1686

The sculpture depicts a muscular, bearded man standing in a dynamic pose, wielding a trident in his right hand. He has a flowing, textured cloak that billows behind him as he stands with his left leg slightly forward and bent, and his right leg almost straight. The sculpture is primarily black and appears to be made of a glossy material, possibly bronze, which highlights the details of the man's defined muscles and face. Beside his legs, there is a wave-like structure that resembles water. The figure looks to the left with a focused expression.

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M37

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (height): 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.41.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Art market, southern France. (Guy Ladrière, Paris); purchased 16 April 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2008

  • Penny, Nicholas. "The Evolution of the Plinth, Pedestal, and Socle." In Collecting Sculpture in Early Modern Europe. Nicholas Penny and Eike D. Schmidt, eds. Studies in the History of Art 70, Symposium Papers 47 (2008): 480 n. 57.

2009

  • Moureyre, Françoise de la. "La Junon en pierre de Michel Anguier retrouvée. Nouvelles considérations sur les 'dieux et déesses'." La Tribune de l'Art (16 June 2009, accessed online; https://www.latribunedelart.com/la-junon-en-pierre-de-michel-anguier-retrouvee-nouvelles-considerations-sur-les-dieux-et-deesses).

Wikidata ID

Q63861966

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