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Neptune on the Waves of the Ocean
Workshop of Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Il Guercino (Cento, 1591 – Bologna, 1666)
Attributed to Ercole Gennari (Cento, 1597 – Bologna, 1658)
Oil on canvas 138 x 112 cm. Framed 160 x 135 cm.
The work is accompanied by a critical study by Prof. Emilio Negro (Bologna, 2026)
The mighty mythological figure, the great god of the seas Poseidon (the equivalent of Neptune in the Roman pantheon), stands as a life-size statue, portrayed in three-quarter profile amidst the waves of a coastal scene, which we glimpse on the right with a castle perched on the shore.
Whilst the upper part of the body twists to the left, the head turns its gaze in the opposite direction, downwards, towards a sea creature emerging from the waters, attempting to strike it with the trident.
On the left-hand side of the image, the surface of the sea stretches towards the horizon with a band of clouds, dimly lit by an evening sky, almost night-like. Her face is framed by flowing, slightly wavy hair, with a high forehead and wrinkles furrowing her brow.
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