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Neptune Calming the Tempest That Aeolus Raised Against Aeneas's Fleet

Marcantonio Raimondi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image. Muscular man standing in water, holding trident. Man has long hair, beard and goatee. Man wearing crown on head. Man standing to left of image. Right arm outstretched. Left arm holding trident. Woman to right of man, curled up and looking up. Woman has long hair. Woman on right has wavy hair. Several people in water. People are struggling in water. Wavy water throughout image. Cloudy sky above water. Clouds have faces. Faces on clouds have hair. Trident in man's hand has three prongs. People to bottom of image are on their backs or sides. People to bottom of image have medium length hair. Image shows stormy sea. Man standing on left side of image. People in water are naked or semi-naked. The scene depicts chaos and turmoil.

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607 × 893 px
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