Johan Gregor van der SchardtNetherlandish, 1530–1581Sol (de Zon)
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The sun is portrayed in the guise of a young man with an idealized muscular body, and a mask encircled by rays of light before his face. He is accompanied by a lion, the astrological symbol of the sun. This statuette may have been part of a spectacular table fountain, although it is questionable whether this lavish ornament was ever completed.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-1977-24
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
