Roman God of the Sea Neptune Canvas Print

I took this photo, captivated by this potable water spigot coming out of the mouth of Neptune, the Roman sea god. Cyclists, joggers and their pets refresh themselves here as they pass by.. It is stone carved in the wall of an ancient church in the medieval cobblestone city of Modena in the emilla-romangna region of Italy. Modena was colonized by Roman in b.c.e.183. The Romans named their water god "Neptune" after the mythological Greek god of the sea "Poseidon".

To BUY ORIGINAL Art click "GALLERIES". New York art critic Chris Geiger wrote “Schroeder’s fanciful watercolors bring a refreshingly unfettered sensibility to bear on subjects ranging from still life to life under the sea, all evoked with breezy charm in a fluent line and luminous areas of translucent color.” After a long career in international humanitarian work, based in San Francisco and Manhattan, and the owner of the former Lucinda Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, I am blessed to be able to continue traveling and painting despite losing much of my eyesight. My eclectic body of art includes still life, life under the sea,mountains, troubadours, abstracts and scenes painted on location on trips to Italy...