Statues - Hither & Thither

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Queluz
(Conselho de Sintra)
Lisboa (distrito)
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Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco €
(Jardins do Palácio Nacional de Queluz)

Fonte de Netuno (Jardim Novo)

Neptune's Fountain (New Garden)

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

Ercole Ferrata
1677

Description

Fountain with a marble statue of Neptune (missing his trident), standing on a shell supported on the tails of four dolphins whose heads are in the lake. This central statue is surrounded by four kneeling tritons, blowing into a whelk, two of them holding the coat of arms of Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Ericeira, and two a shield with a monogram IFL.

Queluz - Fonte de Netuno (Jardim Novo)

The fountain was commissioned in 1677 for the Anunciada Palace in Lisbon, by the 3rd Count of Ericeira, and is since 1945 in the gardens of Queluz.

Queluz - Fonte de Netuno (Jardim Novo)

Sculptor

Ercole Ferrata (1610 - 1686)

Sources & Information

Parques de Sintra, Palácio Nacional e Jardins de Queluz.
Google Arts & Culture, National Palace of Queluz.

Locatie (N 38°45'7" - W 9°15'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli094; Photograph: 31 August 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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