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Sol (de Zon)
Creator
Johan Gregor van der SchardtDanish sculptor (1530-1591) · 1530–1591
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- c. 1570 - c. 1581
- Medium
- bronze (metal)
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
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.
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