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: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 1/8 × 5 13/16 in. (10.5 × 14.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Triton|Nymphs|Urns