The Triumph of Neptune
1766 or later
- Medium
- Watercolor and black chalk on two sheets of cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 23.8 × 34.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-213216
Natoire produced this drawing based on a fresco by Guillaume Courtois, known as Il Borgognone (1628–1679), that decorates a vaulted ceiling in the Palazzo Dorio-Pamphili in Valmontone. Carrying his trident, Neptune skims the ocean waves in a chariot attended by the gods Nereus and Oceanus, his son, Triton, and a dolphin. Able to raise tempests and calm the sea, Neptune gestures toward darkened clouds where two blowing faces personify the winds. Natoire’s fluid brushstrokes and vibrant use of color exemplify the characteristic sensuality of his watercolors.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2013.48
Registry history
- 1766 or later — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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