Nereid and Triton

Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1636
Height:
14.5 cm  (5 11/16 in.)
Width:
14.0 cm  (5 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel

    Item location

  • Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
    [Museum inv. no.: St 32]

Description

Triton blowing shell horn while holding Nereid.

Iconclass

92H35
(story of) Triton - non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shell horn

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Carter, Tim. "Winds, cupids, little zephyrs and sirens: Monteverdi and Le Nozze Di Tetide (1616–1617)", Early Music 39/4 (November 2011) 489–502, illus. 2. RILM 2011-10261. DOI: 10.1093/em/car081

RIdIM record id

4343