Detail from Jan Gossart’s large paintings of Neptune and Amphitrite (1516)
Neptune is the one with the trident and the seashell g-string that tends to attract rather than avert attention to his genitals. Also, note how the pillars are reflected in the water to remind that he is the sea god.
Gemäldegalerie (Paintings Gallery) in Berlin
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