Museum purchase, 1974.71.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright undetermined

Mythological Scene 2

MakerMade for Charles Noel Flagg American, 1848 - 1916

MediumPainting; oil on wood

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 37 1/8 × 10in. (94.3 × 25.4cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionWooden panel that was part of a four-panel door. With 1974.71.1 it comprises one picture. 1974.71.2 is a mythological ocean scene. The background is mostly water in light green tones with hints of white froth. The main part of the painting is a male figure clothed in a green loincloth, holding a scepter over his head in his right hand, and holding the reins of the two horse-like animals from 1974.71.1. He is standing in a shallow scalloped seashell, which is being drawn along the water by the horses. In the lower left corner is the head of a sea animal, which is blowing water from its nostrils.

Object number1974.71.2

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