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Triumph of Faith: Neptune
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Triumph of Faith: Neptune

Maarten van Heemskerck · c. 1550 - c. 1560 · grisaille; panel; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Neptune, recognizable by his trident and the seahorse, was the mighty god of water and the sea. Heemskerck placed him in the set devoted to the triumph of faith. After all, water plays an essential role in baptism, the moment of initiation in the Christian faith. The threedimensionality of this figure is particularly successful: his right hand really seems to project out of the panel.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
grisaillepaintingNeptune as lord of the sea
Credit lineTriomf van het geloof: Neptunus. c. 1550 - c. 1560. Maarten van Heemskerck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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