Tritons Abducting Nereids

1547–85

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink, brush and grayish brown wash, over black chalk on three glued sheets of paper. The original paper surface is glued onto the mount; verso not visible.
Dimensions: Length: 32 1/16 in. (81.5 cm) Width: 14 in. (35.5 cm)
Collection no.: 2019.463.2
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Luca Cambiaso. Tritons Abducting Nereids. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Tritons Abducting Nereids — Luca Cambiaso. 1547–85.

Medium: Pen and dark brown ink, brush and grayish brown wash, over black chalk on three glued sheets of paper. The original paper surface is glued onto the mount; verso not visible.. Dimensions: Length: 32 1/16 in. (81.5 cm) Width: 14 in. (35.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Martha Feltenstein, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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