Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells
1736
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1736
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells is a 1736 by François Boucher, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see two muscular men with fish tails—tritons—blowing conch shells over a jumble of rocks, shells, and plants. This is a design sketch for a fancy garden fountain. Boucher packed every inch with tiny details: curling leaves, jagged stones, even the tritons’ scales. It’s not meant to look real, just playful and pretty, like a fantasy grotto you’d find in a rich person’s backyard. If you like this, look up *France, 18th century* for more of the same light, decorative style.
