Triton and nereid

Riccio, Andrea (1470-1532)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
15th century
Height:
23.0 cm  (9 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
bronze

    Item location

  • Frick Collection
    [Museum inv. no.: 1916.2.15]

Description

A Triton rests on his tail and on a pair of forelegs that end in decorative scrolls; a Nereid sits on the Triton's back. The Triton holds a syrinx (five pipes) in one hand and a conch shell in the other.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Panpipe [4024] (syrinx)
Conch-shell trumpet [4389]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Sculpture in The Frick Collection: Italian (New York: The Frick Collection, 1970) vol. 3.

RIdIM record id

1762