Triumph of Neptune 1634

Nicolas Poussin's "Triumph of Neptune" (1634) depicts the Roman god of the sea being celebrated in a wild bacchanal, a scene of revelry and chaos. Set in a wooded landscape, the painting features figures in various states of intoxication and debauchery, including a woman riding a goat and others wrestling and dancing. The scene is filled with symbolic imagery, reflecting the theme of nature's power and the intoxicating effects of celebration. This iconic work of the Baroque period, now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, showcases Poussin's mastery of composition, light, and figural representation.