Jan Gossaert's "Neptune and Amphitrite" reconsidered

• Autores: Marisa Bass
• Localización: Simiolus: Netherlands quarterly for the history of art, ISSN 0037-5411, Vol. 35, Nº. 1-2, 2011, págs. 61-83
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The article discusses the 1516 painting identified as “Neptune and Amphitrite,” by Jan Gossaert, located in the Staatliche Museen in Berlin, Germany. The author discusses Roman antiquity in the painting and describes the roles of the patron Philip of Burgundy and his secretary Gerard Geldenhouwer in the painting. Other topics addressed include Gossaert's trip to Rome, Italy and his return to Zeeland, Netherlands, the use of Italian models for the painting, the deviation of the painting from the typical iconography of the Roman deities Neptune and Amphitrite, and the similarity of the painting to a c. 1507-1508 fresco by Jacopo Ripanda. Also discussed is the placement of an ancient temple on the island of Walcheren in Zeeland in the painting and the personified goddess Zeelandia.