Painting by Italian artist Sebastian Ricci “Neptune and Amphitrite”. The size of the painting is 94 x 75 cm, oil on canvas. In the years 1685-1687 Sebastiano Ricci painted the oratory of the church Madonna del Serrallo near Parma as an independent artist; the elegant classicizing forms of Renaissance painting are combined in this mural of Ricci with a velvety and nuanced color that goes back to the work of Correggio.
In 1678, the negligence of a young artist led to an unwanted pregnancy of his girlfriend, and ultimately to greater scandal. Ricci was accused of trying to poison a young pregnant woman to avoid marriage.
Imprisoned, Sebastiano Ricci was released only after the intervention of a nobleman, a member of an influential Pisani family. Later in 1691, Ricci married the mother of his child, although it was difficult to call this marriage a union sealed in heaven.
Neptune et Amphitrite – Sebastiano Ricci 
Nymph and Satire by Sebastiano Ricci 
The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite by Nicolas Poussin 
Susanna and the Elders by Sebastiano Ricci 
Sleeping nymph and two satire by Sebastiano Ricci 
Bacchae and Satires by Sebastiano Ricci 
Neptuno y Anfitrite – Sebastiano Ricci 
Allegory of France in the image of Wisdom by Sebastiano Ricci