{"product_id":"neptune-and-the-winds","title":"Neptune and the Winds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eGiovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e24 1\/2\" x 24 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1760s) \"\u003cspan\u003eFor millennia, sailors depended on unpredictable winds that many saw as signs of divine favor or punishment. The ancient poet Virgil told how the sea god Neptune saved the hero Aeneas from shipwreck by calming turbulent winds. Neptune’s raised hand announces his command, halting personifications of the winds whose cheeks puff with air. Behind him, Aeneas clings to his ship’s wheel, but the drama unfolds where we stand. The artist intended this composition as a ceiling design, probably for Madrid’s Royal Palace, and has therefore placed us on the stormy sea at the mercy of the gods above.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/437802\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - Neptune and the Winds\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Battista Tiepolo","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887597920499,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (24 1\/2\" x 24 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887597953267,"sku":null,"price":1080.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (17 7\/8\" x 17 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887597986035,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (21 7\/8\" x 21 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887598018803,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (26 7\/8\" x 26 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887598051571,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (34 5\/8\" x 34 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887598084339,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (41 5\/8\" x 41 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887598117107,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (49\" x 49\")","offer_id":49887598149875,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (58 3\/4\" x 58 3\/4\")","offer_id":49887598182643,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/NeptuneandtheWinds.jpg?v=1785965890","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/neptune-and-the-winds","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}