Two of Four Tritons in the Fountain (2)
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Two of Four Tritons in the Fountain (2)
Published 2017-06-07T11:42:10+00:00
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Triton was a god of the sea, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish ("merman"), and holding a trumpet made from a conch shell which he blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waves. Tritons were a race of sea gods and goddesses born from Triton.
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| Date published | 07/06/2017 |
| Dimensions | 114.37mm x 105.74mm x 130mm |
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| Title | Two of Four Tritons in the Fountain (2) |
| Date | 1653 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Medium | Marble |
| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Place | Piazza Navona |
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