GOSSART, Jan
(b. ca. 1478, Maubeuge, d. 1532, Middelburg)

Neptune and Amphitrite (detail)

1516
Oil on wood
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Gossart's colossal nudes are made more arresting by naturalistic details that enliven their idealised forms. These classical gods have bushy heads of golden hair, with every individual strand articulated and highlighted. In addition, Neptune has bits of curly facial hair resembling that of an adolescent boy.




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