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Neptuno

Neptune

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) in Greek, or Neptunus, in Roman mythology
god of water and the sea
(Wikipedia: Poseidon and Neptune)

Luis Arencibia Betancort
2001

Description

Bronze statue of Neptune standing on a rock in the sea. The statue has lost its right hand with trident.

Annotation

The statue was commissioned by the City of Telde to commemorate the defeat of sir Francis Drake in 1595 on the beach of Melenara.

Melenara - Neptuno

Sculptor

Luis Arencibia Betancort (Telde 1946), Spanish-Canarian sculptor, son of José Arencibia Gil. (Blogspot – Biography).

Sources & Information

Ana María Quesada Acosta, La nueva escultura pública de Gran Canaria (1995-2006): Aportaciones para su estudio. XVII Coloquio de historia canario-americano, p. 1399-1415. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, 2006 (PDF on-line).
Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Telde.
La Estrella que nos guia, Telde.

Locatie (N 27°59'15" - W 15°22'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca266; Photograph: 10 January 2015
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