Sculpture
Water
1 of 3
- Date
- ca. 1750
- Accession number
- 22.33
- Maker
- Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
- Dimensions
- overall: 123 x 36 in. (312.4 x 91.4 cm.)
- Medium
- stone
- Description
- This statue portrays Water as the Roman god of the sea Neptune. This is one of four statues portraying Earth, Air, Water, and Fire, the four elements representing the nature and complexity of all the matter in terms of simpler substances in ancient cultures.
- Credit
- The Huntington
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
