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Statue of Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon
1750
Details
Category
Sculpture
Acquisition mode
Purchase
Materials
stone
Technique(s)
direct carving
Location
Location
Location
World Trade Centre Montréal
Localization
Ruelle des Fortifications
Adress
747 rue du Square-Victoria, Montréal, QC H2Y 3Y9
Accessibility
6 am to 1 am

Artwork description

A stone fountain is dominated by the statue of Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon, god of the sea in Greek mythology. Lying on a bed of seashells, rocks and fruit, she holds what seems to be a harp in her left hand. The fountain is installed under a large glass roof, reflected in the black marble basin from which flows a thin film of water, like a transparent tablecloth. The sculpture is the work of the French sculptor Dieudonné-Barthélemy Guibal (1699-1757). Originally it crowned a fountain in Saint-Mihiel, in the Meuse department of France.