Water, represented by a naiad seated at the base of a tree and resting her arm on a supine urn from which water flows, behind her a triton and other inhabitants of the sea rise from the water surface, from "The Elements"
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: "The Elements"
Artist: Giulio Carpioni
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1613–1678 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1640–60
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 4 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (10.8 × 15.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 11 3/4 in. (21.5 × 29.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Museum Accession, by exchange, 1967
Accession year: 1967