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The Court of Neptune Fountain, (sculpture). Artist:  Perry, Roland Hinton, 1870-1941, sculptor. Weinert, Albert, 1863-1948, sculptor. Smithmeyer, John L., 1832-1908, architect. Pelz, Paul J., architect. Casey, Edward Pearce, 1864-1940, architect. Title:  The Court of Neptune Fountain, (sculpture). Dates:  1897-1898. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: bronze; Fountain basin and retaining wall: granite. Dimensions:  Basin: W. 50 ft.; Figures range from: H. 10 ft. to H. 12 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The fountain consists of a semicircular granite basin set in a retaining wall flanked by a set of stairs. Within the retaining wall, there are three large niches. Neptune, king of the sea, sits on a rock in the middle niche. Neptune is flanked by his sons, the tritons, mythological gods characterized by figures with the torsos of men and the fins of fishes. The tritons blow on conch shells like trumpets. In the niches on either side of Neptune, is a nymph riding a wild sea horse. Out in the basin four turtles, two frogs, and a sea serpent spray water. On the retaining wall, just above the niches, are reliefs of dolphins and stalactites. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Neptune Mythology -- Classical -- Triton Mythology -- Classical -- Nymph Animal -- Fish -- Seahorse Animal -- Dolphin Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Capitol, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia Located Library of Congress, 10 1st Street, S.E., Main Building entrance, Washington, District of Columbia 20540 Remarks:  Albert Weinert was responsible for the reliefs of dolphins and stalactites carved on the retaining wall. The theme of the fountain relates to the Roman legend of Neptune, who became king of the sea after he and his brothers, Jupiter and Pluto, divided the world. Triton and Rhode were Neptune's children by his wife Amphitrite. Neptune won the heart of Amphitrite when he came riding to her on a dolphin. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 69-70. Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 36-37. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.23. Illustration:  Image on file. Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pl. 2. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, A-22. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.23. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76007430   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007430 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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